Pomaxan Prospect

Occurrence in Baja Verapaz, Guatemala with commodity Quartz
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057256
MRDS ID TC01749
Record type Site
Current site name Pomaxan Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -90.64398, 15.15055 (WGS84)
Elevation 1295
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position 2 MILES N60W OF CUBULCO

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

Comments on the commodity information

  • FINE-GRAINED AND MILKY QUARTZ, FEW CRYSTALS 2 IN LONG THAT ARE CLEAR; NOT RADIO QUALITY

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) -90.64398, 15.15055

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N75E
    Dip 35SE
    Thickness 0.91M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Cubulco Area

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall length 6.1M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

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.