El Candon Prospect

Occurrence in Baja Verapaz, Guatemala with commodity Quartz

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Ore body information
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Mining district
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10057255
MRDS ID	TC01748
Record type	Site
Current site name	El Candon Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-90.56509, 15.09333 (WGS84)
Elevation	1189
Location accuracy	100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Baja Verapaz(province)

Guatemala(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Guatemala	Baja Verapaz

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Quartz	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Quartz	Ore
Albite	Gangue

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-90.56509, 15.09333	ListMap

Economic information

Ore body information

Dip N AT LOW ANGLES

Dip	N AT LOW ANGLES

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Significant	No

Mining district

District name	Cubulco Area

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC01748

Bibliographic references

Deposit

ROBERTS, R.J., AND IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1034, P. 168
Other Database

CIMRI

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	THREE NARROW VEINS, ALBITE CRYSTALS UP TO 4 IN LONG COAT THE QUARTZ CRYSTALS

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-JAN-92	Page, Norman J.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.