Las Tablas Deposit

GT / Guatemala

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Las Tablas Deposit is a historic mining site in Guatemala, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. USGS records describe a Vein deposit hosted in Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic). Reported specimens include Stibnite; logged ore minerals are Stibnite.

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Stibnite

Geology and deposit

Deposit type: Vein
Host rock: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Orebody form: POCKET

Ore minerals

Stibnite

Mining history

Status: Past Producer
Production size: Small

Records and references

Cited references

ROBERTS, R.J., AND IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1034, P. 47CIMRIROBERTS AND IRVING, 1957.

Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10057268 — view the source record

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Coordinates: 14.66752, -90.27064

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