El Genil

Occurrence in Tolima, Colombia with commodity Molybdenum

Sections on this page

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10096126
MRDS ID	TC41873
Record type	Site
Current site name	El Genil

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-75.76639, 3.43475 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tolima(province)

Colombia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Colombia	Tolima

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Molybdenum	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Molybdenite	Ore

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-75.76639, 3.43475	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Deposit size	Small
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC41873

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

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	IS THIS A PORPHYRY MOLY? (NJP).

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.