Los Ciruelos

Producer in Guayas, Ecuador with commodities Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10100830
MRDS ID TC37731
Record type Site
Current site name Los Ciruelos

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -79.99981, -2.1733 (WGS84)
Relative position 10 KM WEST OF GUAYAQUIL.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guayas(province)

Ecuador(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Ecuador Guayas

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MAY BE USED AT NEARBY CEMENT PLANT.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limestone Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name San Eduardo Formation
    Rock description San Eduardo Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -79.99981, -2.1733

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INEMIN INSTITUTO ECUATORIANO MINERALIA, 1987, MAPA CATASTRAL MINERO ECUATORIANO.

  • Deposit

    ROBERTSON, A., 1992, THE MINING JOURNAL ATLAS OF THE LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN MINERAL INDUSTRY, MINING JOURNAL BOOKS, LTD, LONDON, 161P.

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

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.