Tumbaco

Occurrence in Pichincha, Ecuador with commodities Lithium, Arsenic, Lead

Sections on this page

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10063857
MRDS ID	TC37882
Record type	Site
Current site name	Tumbaco

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-78.38811, -0.18534 (WGS84)
Relative position	10 KM EAST OF QUITO.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pichincha(province)

Ecuador(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Ecuador	Pichincha

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Lithium Critical	Primary
Arsenic Critical	Primary
Lead	Primary

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated

Host

Rock type

Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Rock unit name

Canagua Formation

Rock description

Canagua Formation

Stratigraphic age (youngest)	Holocene
Stratigraphic age (youngest)	Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-78.38811, -0.18534	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC37882

Bibliographic references

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
Other Database

CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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