El Jocote Prospect

Occurrence in Quiche, Guatemala with commodity Mica

Sections on this page

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10057300
MRDS ID	TC01800
Record type	Site
Current site name	El Jocote Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-90.79176, 15.02695 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	500(meters)
Relative position	1/2 MILE E OF PACHALUM

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Quiche(province)

Guatemala(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Guatemala	Quiche

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Mica	Primary

Comments on the commodity information

BROWNISH-GREEN MICA BOOKS UP TO 1 FT IN DIAMETER, AVERAGE 2 INCHES, HAVE "A" STRUCTURE AND ARE RULED, HEAVILY STAINED TO BLACK-STAINED GRADE, ONLY WILL YIELD SIZES 6 AND 7.

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Muscovite	Ore

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Associated

Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite
Host or associated Host

Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss

Host or associated	Associated
Rock type	Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-90.79176, 15.02695	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Significant	No

Mining district

District name	Pachalum District

Ownership information

Type Operator

Owner Poitevin, Augusto
Type Owner

Owner Simion Elias

Type	Operator
Owner	Poitevin, Augusto

Type	Owner
Owner	Simion Elias

Comments on the workings information

PIT 20 FT SQUARE, 8 FT DEEP

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC01800

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

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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