| Location: | Cauca, Colombia, South America |
| Lat / long: | 2.73478, -76.58307 |
| dep_id: | 10068460 |
| mrds_id: | W001521 |
| Commodity type: | metallic |
| Major mineral: | Aluminum |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | No production occurred |
| Development status: | Occurrence |
| ore: | Gibbsite, Halloysite |
| orebody_fm: | ELONGATE TO AMOEBOID RIDGE CAPPINGS |
| alteration: | A - Zone, Humous - Rich; B - Zone, Silica - Leached, C - Zone, Al - Enriched; D - Zone, Bedrock Saprolite |
| conc_proc: | Downward Leaching With Al Enrichment |
| ore_ctrl: | Intense Tropical Weathering Of Low - Qtz Andesitic Volcanic Sediments |
| Reporter: | Bannigan, Jane L., Page, Norman J. |
| hrock_unit: | Greenstones And Fine-Grain Sediments;Greenstones And Fine-Grained Sediments; |
| hrock_type: | Clastic Sedimentary Rock |
| arock_unit: | Popayan Formation; |
| arock_type: | Shale,Tuff,Volcanic Ash,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) |
| Structure: | Reg.Struct: Gently Inclined Sedimentary Sequence, 400 Mtrs. Thick ; Reg.Trends: Slopes Gently Westward, In Direction Of Streams, Well Developed Lateritic Profiles Over Popopayan Formation |
| tectonic: | Comparitively Stable Valley Floor Until Recently Uplifted Epeirogenically |
| disc_yr: | 1966 |
| discr: | Quin Chemical Co. From Samples Supplied By Local Farmers |
| References: |
- Deposit:: 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, BUCARAMANGA
- Deposit:: CATHCART, J. B., 1970, PROGRESS REPORT, OIG PROJECT REPORT CO - 18, USGS
- Deposit:: CATHCART, J. B., 1972, PHOSPHATE AND BAUXITE INVESTIGATIONS, OIG PROJECT REPORT CO - 26
- Deposit:: CATHCART MANUSCRIPT, APRIL 1970, P. 35-56, SKETCH MAP.
- Deposit:: 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.
- Deposit:: CATHCART, J.B., 1970, PROGRESS REPORT
- Deposit:: 1971 GEOLMAP INGEOMINAS, GENERAL DISTRIBUTION
- Deposit:: 1972 ADVISOR J. B. CATHCART, ADVISOR ON EXPLORATION PROCEDURES
- Deposit:: 1972 DIREXPL INGEOMINAS, PRELIMINARY AUGER SAMPLING
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