| Deposit ID | 10061693 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC34633 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | El Hato |
| Geographic coordinates: | -90.26591, 14.71974 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1040 |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
| Relative position | 800 M SE OF EL HATO VILLAGE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
El Progreso(province)
Guatemala(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Guatemala | El Progreso |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Kaolin | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Kaolinite | Ore |
| Feldspar | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | CHOU (1993) HAS 12 ANALYSES. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Glassy Rock > Obsidian | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt |
| (1) | -90.26591, 14.71974 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Strctural Zone N40e. |
| Name | OVERALL |
|---|---|
| Dip | }}}}}} |
| Thickness | 15M |
| Length | 900M |
| Width | 250M |
| Name | A DEPOSIT |
|---|---|
| Dip | }}}}}} |
| Thickness | 8M |
| Name | B DEPOSIT |
|---|---|
| Dip | }}}}}} |
| Thickness | 9M |
| Name | C DEPOSIT |
|---|---|
| Dip | }}}}}} |
| Thickness | 10M |
| Name | D DEPOSIT |
|---|---|
| Dip | }}}}}} |
| Thickness | 4M |
| Name | E DEPOSIT |
|---|---|
| Dip | }}}}}} |
| Thickness | 3M |
| Name | F DEPOSIT |
|---|---|
| Dip | }}}}}} |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC34633 |
CHOU, SUN AN, 1993, ASSESSMENT REPORT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF NON-METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS IN GUATEMALA: MINING TECHNICAL MISSION FROM ENERGY AND RESOURCE LABORATORIES INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, REPUBLIC OF CHINA, REPOST NO. 06-3-83-006, 196P
CIMRI
CHOU (1993).
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | A DEPOSIT: EXTENT OF KAOLINIZATION VARIES, HIGHEST IN FISSURES OR FRACTURES, COVERS AREA OF 40,000 SQUARE METERS. LOCATED ON SOUTHERNMOST END OF AREA. 2 SAMPLES 16.90-17.60% AL2O3. B DEPOSIT: WEST SIDE OF AGUA CALIENTE AT 990-1100 M ELEVATION; COVERS AN AREA OF 14,000 SQUARE METERS, LOW QUALITY BECAUSE OF INCOMPLETE KAOLINIZATION. C DEPOSIT: ON NORTH SIDE OF A DEPOSIT, COVERS AN AREA OF 20,000 SQUARE METERS, AVERAGES 8 M IN THICKNESS, KAOLIN IS YELLOWISH WHITE AND CONTAINS LOTS OF SECONDARY QUARTZ AND CHERT ALONG FISSURES. ONE SAMPLE , 14.77% AL2O3. D DEPOSIT: COVERS AN AREA OF 12,000 SQUARE METERS, ONE SAMPLE CONTAINED 15.32% AL2O3. E DEPOSIT: COVERS AN AREA OF 7000 SQUARE METERS, AVERAGES 3 M THICK, FORMED BY KAOLINIZATION OF BASALT; IS LOW QUALITY. F DEPOSIT: NORTHERNMOST DEPOSIT, COVERS AN AREA OF 4000 SQUARE METERS AND IS LOW QUALITY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1994 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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