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Zipaquira

Past Producer in Cundinamarca, Colombia with commodities Halite, Bromine
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10066095
MRDS ID TC41900
Record type Site
Current site name Zipaquira

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -73.99966, 5.03466 (WGS84)

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
Halite Primary
Bromine Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Halite Ore
Aragonite Gangue
Marcasite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Guaduas Formation;Guadalupe Formation
    Rock description Guaduas Formation;Guadalupe Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -73.99966, 5.03466
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • SANDSTONE AND SHALE XENOLITHS, FLOWAGE STRUCTURES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • HAL IS ROCK SALT; SALT IS REFINED SALT. DEVELOPED PRODUCER, UNKNOWN ACTIVITY.

Comments on the workings information

  • 1945-30,000 SQUARE METERS EXPLORED BY MINE WORKINGS TO 50 METER DEPTH; ROOM AND PILLAR MINING.

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

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