Chochal Prospect

GT / Huehuetena

•15.42554, -91.53122View on Map Open in Google Maps

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Chochal Prospect is a historic mining site in Huehuetenango, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. USGS records describe a Replacement deposit hosted in Chochal Formation (Limestone, Dolomite). Reported specimens include Anglesite, Calamine, Galena, Silver, Smithsonite, Sphalerite; logged ore minerals are Anglesite, Calamine, Galena, Smithsonite.

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AnglesiteCalamineGalenaSilverSmithsoniteSphalerite

Geology and deposit

Deposit type: Replacement
Host rock: Chochal Formation — Limestone, Dolomite

Ore minerals

AnglesiteCalamineGalenaSmithsonite

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. 90-91CIMRIROBERTS AND IRVING, 1957.

Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10057324 — view the source record

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Coordinates: 15.42554, -91.53122

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