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Tzitzil Prospect

Occurrence in Quiche, Guatemala with commodity Mica
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  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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057299
MRDS ID TC01799
Record type Site
Current site name Tzitzil Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -90.8026, 15.06778 (WGS84)
Elevation 1631
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 2.7 AIRLINE MILES NE OF JOYABAJ

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Quiche(province)

Guatemala(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Guatemala Quiche

Comments on the location information

  • ON RIO TZITZIL

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mica Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MICA LIGHT GREEN BOOKS UP TO 2 FT IN DIAMETER, HARD, FLEXIBLE, BOOKS ARE RULED AND STAINED

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Muscovite Ore
Feldspar Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -90.8026, 15.06778
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N75W
    Dip 65-80NE
    Length 152.4M
    Width 15.24M

Comments on the geologic information

  • PEGMATITE PARALLELS FOLIATION IN SCHIST

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO MICA MINED AS OF 1943.

Comments on the workings information

  • A FEW SHALLOW CUTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROBERTS, R.J., AND IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1034, P. 155

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    ROBERTS AND IRVING, 1957.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1992 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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