Shobol

Occurrence in Chimborazo, Ecuador with commodity Limestone, General
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10063809
MRDS ID TC37801
Record type Site
Current site name Shobol
Alternate or previous names Adjacent Sites With Similar Names Are: Shobol Central, Calerita Shobol, Shobol Bajoi

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.79979, -1.59833 (WGS84)
Relative position 20 KM N70W OF RIOBAMBA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chimborazo(province)

Ecuador(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Ecuador Chimborazo

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • USED IN PORTLAND CEMENT PRODUCTION AT "CEMENTO CHIMBORAZO" FACTORY.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limestone Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Yunguilla Formation;
    Rock description Yunguilla Formation;
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.79979, -1.59833

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GOOSSENS, P.J., FOZZARD, P.M., AND MOSQUERA, C.C., 1969, MINERAL INDEX MAP REPUBLIC OF EQUADOR: NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERA, MINISTERIO DE INDUSTRIAS Y COMERCIO, QUITO, EQUADOR, SCALE 1:1,000,000.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    INEMIN INSTITUTO ECUATORIANO MINERALIA, 1987, MAPA CATASTRAL MINERO ECUATORIANO.

  • Deposit

    STOLL, W.C., 1962, NOTES ON THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF ECUADOR, ECON. GEOL., VOL. 57(5), P. 799-808.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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