El Corpus deposits, Choluteca Department, Hondurasi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| El Corpus deposits | Group of Deposits |
| Choluteca Department | Department |
| Honduras | Country |
| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 13° 16' 48'' North , 87° 1' 12'' West | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 13.28000,-87.02000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| GeoHash: | G#: d465ec9cx | ||||||||||||||||||
| Locality type: | Group of Deposits | ||||||||||||||||||
| Köppen climate type: | Aw : Tropical savanna, wet | ||||||||||||||||||
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Regions containing this locality
| Caribbean Plate | Tectonic Plate |
| Central America | Region |
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calaverite Formula: AuTe2 Reference: www.mineralmundi.com |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH) Reference: www.mineralmundi.com |
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Reference: www.mineralmundi.com |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Reference: www.mineralmundi.com |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: www.mineralmundi.com |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: www.mineralmundi.com |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Calaverite | 2.EA.10 | AuTe2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Metals, other than the Platinum Group | |||
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.1.1.1 | Au |
| Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2 | |||
| ⓘ | Calaverite | 2.12.13.2 | AuTe2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.12.1.1 | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES | |||
| A2X3 | |||
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.3.1.2 | Fe2O3 |
| Group 6 - HYDROXIDES AND OXIDES CONTAINING HYDROXYL | |||
| XO(OH) | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 6.1.1.2 | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
| Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Te | Tellurium | |
| Te | ⓘ Calaverite | AuTe2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Calaverite | AuTe2 |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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| Tertiary 2.588 - 66 Ma ID: 2670262 | Padre Miguel Group Age: Cenozoic (2.588 - 66 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Padre Miguel Group Description: Volcanic rocks consisting of pyroclastic rocks of the rhyolitic and andesitic suite; sedimentary rocks are derived from the volcanic rocks and flows of rhyolite, andesite, and basalt. Comments: Volcanic tuff-pyroclastic, continental Lithology: Andesitic and rhyolitic pyroclastic rocks, volcaniclastics Reference: Wieczorek, G.F., W.L. Newell, P.G. Chirico, G.S. Gohn, R. Nardini, T. Putbrese. Preliminary digital geologic map database for Honduras. U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-774. [113] |
| Miocene 5.333 - 23.03 Ma ID: 3188297 | Cenozoic volcanic rocks Age: Miocene (5.333 - 23.03 Ma) Lithology: Intermediate-felsic volcanic rocks Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
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