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San Fernando

Occurrence in Azuay, Ecuador with commodities Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold, Nickel, Cobalt, Tin, Antimony, Bismuth
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10063847
MRDS ID TC37864
Record type Site
Current site name San Fernando
Alternate or previous names Proyecto San Fernando

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -79.2123, -3.06243 (WGS84)
Elevation 3750
Relative position 30 KM SOUTHWEST OF CUENCA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Azuay(province)

Ecuador(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Ecuador Azuay

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Gold Primary
Nickel Critical Secondary
Cobalt Critical Secondary
Tin Critical Secondary
Antimony Critical Secondary
Bismuth Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Stibnite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Sulfur Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Strong Silicification Of Volcanic Tuff Breccia, Amorphous To Chalcedonic.

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
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -79.2123, -3.06243
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Azuay Horst
Type of structure Local
Structure description Sub Horizontal Strata Cut By Normal Faults.

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Impregnations Of Sulfides In Acid Silicified Volcanics And Breccia.

Comments on the geologic information

  • DISSEMINATED VOLCANOGENIC MINERALIZATION IN ACID PYROCLASTIC VOLCANIC ROCKS WITH STRONG SILICIFICATION.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1967
Discoverer U.N. Development Program

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION.

Comments on the workings information

  • SMALL OLD WORKINGS IN AREA.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GOOSSENS, P.J., 1972, AN EXHALATIVE VOLCANIC IRON SULFIDE STRATABOUND DEPOSIT NEAR SAN FERNANDO, AZUAY PROVINCE ECUADOR, ECON. GEOL., VOL. 67(4), P. 469-480.

  • 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

    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

    GOOSSENS, P.J., 1972, METALLOGENY IN ECUADORIAN ANDES, ECON. GEOL., VOL. 67(4), P. 458-468.

  • 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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