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Santa Maria

Past Producer in Antioquia, Colombia with commodity Quartz
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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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10066079
MRDS ID TC41877
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Maria

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -74.41968, 6.37127 (WGS84)
Relative position 6 KM ENE OF MACEO.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Antioquia(province)

Colombia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Colombia Antioquia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Quartz Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • QUARTZ CRYSTALS

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -74.41968, 6.37127
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 3.4M
    Width 2.4M
    Depth to bottom 7.3M

Comments on the geologic information

  • AREA 2.4 X 3.4 M AND 7.3 M BENEATH CLAY AND TOPSOIL.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1943

Comments on the production information

  • APPARENTLY 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).

Reporter information

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

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