San Rafael Prospect

Occurrence in Cundinamarca, Colombia with commodity Copper

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
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	10065992
MRDS ID	TC41783
Record type	Site
Current site name	San Rafael Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-73.53299, 4.73468 (WGS84)
Relative position	1 KM EAST OF UBALA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cundinamarca(province)

Colombia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Colombia	Cundinamarca

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Copper	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Chalcopyrite	Ore

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-73.53299, 4.73468	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Deposit size	Small
Significant	No
Discovery year	1668

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC41783

Bibliographic references

Deposit

SINGEWALD, Q.D., 1950, MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLOMBIA (OTHER THAN PETROLEUM): U.S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 964-B, P. 53-204
Other Database

CIMRI

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-SEP-1994	Page, Norman J.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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