Toloxcoco Mine

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. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057280
MRDS ID TC01775
Record type Site
Current site name Toloxcoco Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -90.52342, 15.0639 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 7 MILES SW OF RABINAL

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Baja Verapaz(province)

Guatemala(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Guatemala Baja Verapaz

Comments on the location information

  • ON LAND OF INACIO GONZALES, 1 MILE SE OF TOLOXCOCO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Quartz Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SMOKY AND CLOUDY CRYSTALS, TOO SMALL FOR COMMERCIAL USE

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) -90.52342, 15.0639

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N40W
    Dip 55SW
    Thickness 0.15M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Rabinal Area

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Raul Perdomo

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall depth 3.66M
    Overall length 9.14M
    Overall width 9.14M

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.