Penipe

Occurrence in Chimborazo, Ecuador with commodity Graphite

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10093203
MRDS ID	TC37769
Record type	Site
Current site name	Penipe

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-78.49978, -1.565 (WGS84)
Relative position	45 KM N56E OF RIOBAMBA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chimborazo(province)

Ecuador(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Ecuador	Chimborazo

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Graphite Critical	Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-78.49978, -1.565	ListMap

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

EITHER IN PAUTE GROUP OF LLANGANATES GROUP.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC37769

Bibliographic references

Deposit

GOOSSENS, P.J., FOZZARD, P.M., AND MOSQUERA, C.C., 1969, MINERAL INDEX MAP REPUBLIC OF ECUADOR: NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERA, MINISTERIO DE INDUSTRIAS Y COMERCIO, QUITO, ECUADOR, SCALE 1:1,000,000.
Deposit

MINISTERIO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y ENERGETICOS, 1982, MAPA GEOLOGICO NACIONAL DE LA REPUBLICA DEL ECUADOR, SCALE 1:1,000,000.

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-FEB-1993	Lopez, Tony	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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