Description
Spanish, But Mined Previously By Muzo Indians.
Commodities
PrimaryGemstone
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeL
Ore controlHydrofracturing
Materials
Ore mineralsBeryl, Emerald
GangueAlbite, Apatite, Barite, Calcite, Dolomite, Fluorite, Limonite, Muscovite, Parisite, Pyrite, Sulfur
Geology
Host rockBlack Shale,Limestone · Paja Formation
Associated rockDiabase
StructureHorst, Normal Faulting, Folding
Tectonic settingEastern Cordillera
AlterationHydrothermal
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1558
Identification
Deposit ID10066008
MRDS IDTC41800
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates5.55131, -74.16635
References
SINGEWALD, Q.D., 1950, MINERAL RESOURCES OF COLOMBIA (OTHER THAN PETROLEUM): U.S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 964-B, P. 53-204.RESTREPO A., HERNAN, 1961, RECONOCIMIENTO DE LAS MINAS DE ESMERALDAS DE MUZO, DEPARTAMENTO DE BOYACA: COLOMBIA SERVICIO GEOLOGICO NACIONAL BOLETIN GEOLOGICO, V. 7, NOS. 1-3, P. 61-84.GIULIANI, G., RODRIGUEZ, C.T., AND RUEDA, F., 1990, LES GISEMENTS D'EMERAUDE DE LA CORDILLERE ORIENTALE DE LA COLOMBIE: NOUVELLES DONNEES METALLOGENIQUES: MINERALIUM DEPOSITA, V. 25, P. 102-111.CIMRISINGEWALD (1950).