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Guatemarmol Concession Quarry

Producer in Zacapa, Guatemala with commodity Marble, Dimension
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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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107058
MRDS ID TC34639
Record type Site
Current site name Guatemarmol Concession Quarry
Alternate or previous names Rio Hondo Area

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -89.67424, 15.08305 (WGS84)
Elevation 1635
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Zacapa(province)

Guatemala(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Guatemala Zacapa

Comments on the location information

  • NW OF RIO HONDO VILLAGE, ON MOUNTAIN RIDGE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Marble, Dimension Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • WHITE MILKY WHITE OR WHITE WITH GRAY STRIPES, FINE GRAINED.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Marble Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss > Migmatite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble

Nearby scientific data

(1) -89.67424, 15.08305
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 200M
    Length 15000M
    Width 1000M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1960

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Guatemarmol Co.

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCES 140 SQUARE METER SLABS, AND 1800 CUBIC METER BLOCKS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CHOU, SUN AN, 1993, ASSESSMENT REPORT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF NON-METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS IN GUATEMALA: MINING TECHNICAL MISSION FROM ENERGY AND RESOURCE LABORATORIES INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, REPUBLIC OF CHINA, REPOST NO. 06-3-83-006, 196P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CONCESSION AREA 3 SQUARE KM, ONLY 5-10% IS GOOD FOR DIMENSION STONE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1994 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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