El Tabor Farm

Occurrence in Huila, Colombia with commodity Manganese
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10066036
MRDS ID TC41831
Record type Site
Current site name El Tabor Farm

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.63304, 2.20148 (WGS84)
Relative position 5 KM NW OF GARZON.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Huila(province)

Colombia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Colombia Huila

Comments on the location information

  • WESTERN SLOPE OF PAMPLONITA-ZULIA DIVIDE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Analytical data

Result 4 CHANNEL SAMPLES: LESS THAN 10% MN.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Honda Formation
    Rock description Honda Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.63304, 2.20148

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SMALL, IRREGULARLY SHAPED, EXPOSED LESS THAN 50 METERS LINERALY, MUSCOVITE SMALL FLAKES UP TO 1 FT IN DIAMETER BOOKS.
Deposit OCCUR IN THREE DIFFERENT BEDS IN 25 M STRATIGRAPHIC ZONE.

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.