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Izacas Deposit

Past Producer in Cundinamarca, Colombia with commodity Calcium
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  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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10066076
MRDS ID TC41874
Record type Site
Current site name Izacas Deposit
Alternate or previous names Izacas Farm

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -74.43301, 5.33465 (WGS84)
Relative position 5 KM SW OF LA PALMA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cundinamarca(province)

Colombia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Colombia Cundinamarca

Comments on the location information

  • ON HILLSIDE ABOVE QUEBRADA POTOSI.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Calcium Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • OPTICAL CALCITE, CRYSTALS UP TO 60 CM LONG.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Ore
Barite Gangue
Clay Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Villeta Formation
    Rock description Villeta Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -74.43301, 5.33465
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N85E
    Dip 67-82SE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • AREA MINED OUT.

Reference information

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

  • Production

    SINGEWALD (1950).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LOCALIZED ALONG FAULT.

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.

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