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Puruvin

Occurrence in Canar, Ecuador with commodities Silver, Lead, Molybdenum
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10063794
MRDS ID TC37781
Record type Site
Current site name Puruvin

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.98063, -2.58161 (WGS84)
Elevation 3700
Relative position 23 KM N41W OF AZOGUES.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Canar(province)

Ecuador(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Ecuador Canar

Comments on the location information

  • LIES IN THE HEAD WATERS OF THE TASQUI AND RAURA RIVERS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Secondary
Molybdenum Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Tarqui Formation
    Rock description Tarqui Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pleistocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pleistocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.98063, -2.58161
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GOOSSENS, P.J., 1972, METALLOGENY IN ECUADORIAN ANDES: ECON. GEOL., VOL. 67, P. 458-468.

  • Deposit

    KROON, T.P., AND A. DE GRYS, 1970, A GEOCHEMICAL DRAINAGE SURVEY IN CENTRAL ECUADOR, ECON. GEOL, VOL. 65(5), P. 557-563.

  • Deposit

    MINISTERIO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y ENERGETICOS, 1982, MAPA GEOLOGICO NACIONAL DE LA REPUBLICA DEL ECUADOR, SCALE 1:1,000,000.

  • Deposit

    PALADINES, P.A., SAN MARTIN, D.H., AND SUAREZ, L.H., 1980, MAPA METALOGENICO DE LA REPUBLICA DEL ECUADOR: MINISTERIO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y ENERGETICOS, SCALE 1:1,000,000.

  • Deposit

    PROGRAMA DE LAS NACIONES UNIDAS PARA EL DESARROLLO, 1972, INVESTIGACION DE MINERALES METALICOS Y NO METALICOS, (FASE II), REPUBLICA DEL ECUADOR.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1993 Miller, Charles P., Lopez, Tony U.S. Geological Survey

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