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Rio Guariviara

Occurrence in Panama with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10111484
MRDS ID TC01928
Record type Site
Current site name Rio Guariviara

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.98487, 8.78004 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Panama(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Panama

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 119
USGS model code 39a
Deposit model name Placer Au-PGE
Mark3 model number 54

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.98487, 8.78004
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PLACER

Comments on the geologic information

  • NEAR CONTANCT BETWEEN INTRUSIVE GRANODIORITE AND EXTRUSIVE ANDESITES AND BASALTS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANONYMOUS, 1991, REPUBLICA DE PANAMA MAPA GEOLOGICA 1:500,000: DGRM.

  • Deposit

    ANONYMOUS, 1988, PROYECTO INVENTARIO MINERO: DGRM-SGAB INFORME 88-7 MAPA METALOGENETICO.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1991 Pierce, Herbert A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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