Description
Quin Chemical Co. From Samples Supplied By Local Farmers
Commodities
PrimaryAluminum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formELONGATE TO AMOEBOID RIDGE CAPPINGS
Ore controlIntense Tropical Weathering Of Low - Qtz Andesitic Volcanic Sediments
Materials
Ore mineralsGibbsite, Halloysite
Geology
Host rockClastic Sedimentary Rock · Greenstones And Fine-Grain Sediments;Greenstones And Fine-Grained Sediments;
Associated rockShale,Tuff,Volcanic Ash,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) · Popayan Formation;
StructureWell Developed Lateritic Profiles Over Popopayan Formation, Reg.Struct: Gently Inclined Sedimentary Sequence, 400 Mtrs. Thick ; Reg.Trends: Slopes Gently Westward, In Direction Of Streams
Tectonic settingComparitively Stable Valley Floor Until Recently Uplifted Epeirogenically
AlterationA - Zone, Humous - Rich; B - Zone, Silica - Leached, C - Zone, Al - Enriched; D - Zone, Bedrock Saprolite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1966
Identification
Deposit ID10068460
MRDS IDW001521
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates2.73478, -76.58307
References
ROSAS, HUMBERTO, 1970, DEPOSITOS BAUXITICOS EN MORALES Y CAJIBIO (CAVCA) Y NOTA SOBRE RECURSOS DE BAUXITA EN LOS DEPARTAMENTOS CAVCA Y VALLE DE CAVCA: INGEOMINAS, 3RD NATIONAL MINING CONGRESS, BUCARAMANGACATHCART, J. B., 1970, PROGRESS REPORT, OIG PROJECT REPORT CO - 18, USGSCATHCART, J. B., 1972, PHOSPHATE AND BAUXITE INVESTIGATIONS, OIG PROJECT REPORT CO - 26CATHCART MANUSCRIPT, APRIL 1970, P. 35-56, SKETCH MAP.ROSAS, HUMBERTO, 1970, DEPOSITOS BAUXITOS EN MORALES Y CAJIBIO (CAVCA) Y NOTA SOBRE RECURSOS DE BAUXITA EN LOS DEPARTAMENTOS CAVCA 7 VALLE DE CAVCA: INGEOMINAS, 3RD NATIONAL MINING CONGRESS, BUCARAMANGA.CATHCART, J.B., 1970, PROGRESS REPORT1971 GEOLMAP INGEOMINAS, GENERAL DISTRIBUTION1972 ADVISOR J. B. CATHCART, ADVISOR ON EXPLORATION PROCEDURES1972 DIREXPL INGEOMINAS, PRELIMINARY AUGER SAMPLING