Amarilla

Past Producer in Boyaca, Colombia with commodity Quartz
Sections on this page
  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 10066082
MRDS ID TC41881
Record type Site
Current site name Amarilla
Alternate or previous names Vein: Amarilla No. 1 Vein

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -74.23301, 5.48464 (WGS84)
Relative position 13 KM WSW OF MUZO.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Boyaca(province)

Colombia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Colombia Boyaca

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Quartz Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • QUARTZ CRYSTALS

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Ore
Limonite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) -74.23301, 5.48464

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Name AMARILLA NO. 1 VEIN
    Strike N65E}
    Dip 55SE}48-80SE
    Thickness 2.4M
    Length 60M
  • Name 3 OTHER VEINS
    Strike N65E}
    Dip 55SE}48-80SE
    Thickness 1.6M
    Length 5.75M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • NINE CRYSTALS.

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 AMARILLA NO. 1 VEIN AND 3 OTHERS AT DISTANCES OF 35,75, AND 97 M UPSTREAM OF NO. 1 VEIN. AMARILLA NO. 1 VEIN: CRYSTAL POCKET IS 1.2 X 2.3 M AND MINED TO DEPTH OF 5 M. 3 OTHER VEINS: INCOMPLETELY EXPLORED.

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.