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Río Jalan placers, Olancho Department, Hondurasi
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Río Jalan placersGroup of Placers
Olancho DepartmentDepartment
HondurasCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): 14° 33' 23'' North , 86° 14' 32'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal): 14.55640,-86.24250
GeoHash:G#: d4ddv9bjh
Locality type:Group of Placers
Köppen climate type:Aw : Tropical savanna, wet
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
San Nicolás1,313 (2006)1.1km
Zopilotepe1,300 (2018)5.5km
Juticalpa33,686 (2013)12.5km
La Empalizada933 (2012)15.7km
La Concepción1,985 (2006)16.0km


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Regions containing this locality

Caribbean PlateTectonic Plate
Central AmericaRegion

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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical Elements

Mineral List


4 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Gold
Formula: Au
Reference: www.mineralmundi.com
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Reference: www.mineralmundi.com
'Monazite'
Reference: www.mineralmundi.com
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Reference: www.mineralmundi.com
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Reference: www.mineralmundi.com

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Monazite'-

List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification

Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS
Metals, other than the Platinum Group
Gold1.1.1.1Au
Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES
A2X3
Ilmenite4.3.5.1Fe2+TiO3
AX2
Rutile4.4.1.1TiO2
Group 51 - NESOSILICATES Insular SiO4 Groups Only
Insular SiO4 Groups Only with cations in >[6] coordination
Zircon51.5.2.1Zr(SiO4)
Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc.
'Monazite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O RutileTiO2
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
SiSilicon
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
TiTitanium
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti RutileTiO2
FeIron
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
AuGold
Au GoldAu

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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Quaternary
0 - 2.588 Ma



ID: 2670025
Alluvium

Age: Pleistocene (0 - 2.588 Ma)

Description: Recent sediments including talus deposits, gravel terraces, floodplain deposits, and alluvium. Includes boulders, cobbles, gravel, sand, and mud.

Comments: Sedimentary siliciclastic, continental-marine

Lithology: Boulders, cobbles, gravel, sand, mud

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]

Late Paleozoic
251.902 - 358.9 Ma



ID: 3187573
Paleozoic crystalline metamorphic rocks

Age: Phanerozoic (251.902 - 358.9 Ma)

Lithology: Crystalline metamorphic 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]

Data and map coding provided by Macrostrat.org, used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License


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