Rio Chingual

Occurrence in Napo, Ecuador with commodities Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  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 10096053
MRDS ID TC38331
Record type Site
Current site name Rio Chingual

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.18674, -1.46122 (WGS84)
Relative position No latitude-longitude reported. Given lat-lon is for centroid of first order political subdivision boundary.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Napo(province)

Ecuador(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Ecuador Napo

Comments on the location information

  • NORTH OF PUERTO LIBRE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary
Uranium Secondary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Napo Formation
    Rock description Napo Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.18674, -1.46122

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.03M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Comments on development

  • DEPOSIT CONTAINS 21% P2O5.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VERA, R., 1980, LA FOSFORITA URANIFERA, RIO CHINGUAL, PROVINCIA DEL NAPO, POLITECNICA, 5(2): P. 47-55

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-93 Lopez, Tony U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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