Mine detail: La Palmilla

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Location: Zacapa, Guatemala, North America
Lat / long: 14.98806, -89.77924
dep_id: 10110051
mrds_id: TC01835
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Gemstone
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Jadeite
Reporter: Pierce, Herbert A.
hrock_type: Serpentinite
dy_ba: <
disc_yr: 1492
References:
  • Deposit:: HARGETT, D., 1990, JADITE OF GUATEMALA, A CONTEMPORARY VIEW: GEMS AND GEMOLOGY, V. 26, NO. 2, P. 134-141
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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