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Macanal is a town and muni****lity in the
Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of the
subregion of the
Neira Province. The
urban centre is
located in...
- The
Macanal Formation or
Macanal Shale (Spanish: (Formación)
Lutitas de
Macanal, Kilm, K1m) is a
fossiliferous geological formation of the
Altiplano Cundiboyacense...
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includes emerald mining.
Bordered to the
north with the muni****lity of
Macanal; to the
south with Ubalá, Cundinamarca, on the east with the muni****lity...
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North with Somondoco,
Garagoa and
Macanal Muni****lities West with:
Somondoco muni****lity
South with: Chivor,
Macanal,
Somondoco Muni****lities of Boyacá...
- an
intrusive complex into the
surrounding Lower Cretaceous sediments (
Macanal Formation). The
petrology of the
igneous body is
alkaline to sub-alkaline...
- are:
Chivor Somondoco Gachalá
Almeida Guateque Macanal Ubalá The
emeralds occur mostly in the
Macanal, Las
Juntas and
Guavio Formations.
Major mines are:...
- Güicán Iza
Jenesano Jericó La
Capilla La
Uvita La
Victoria Labranzagrande Macanal Maripí
Miraflores Mongua Monguí Moniquirá
Motavita Muzo
Nobsa Nuevo Colón...
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Colombian emeralds Geology Guavio Fm. Las
Juntas Fm.
Macanal Fm.
Rosablanca Fm.
History Main
mining areas Individual mines Las
Pavas La Pita Individual...
- Güicán Iza
Jenesano Jericó La
Capilla La
Uvita La
Victoria Labranzagrande Macanal Maripí
Miraflores Mongua Monguí Moniquirá
Motavita Muzo
Nobsa Nuevo Colón...
- died out in the 19th century. The
territories of the
Tegua stretched from
Macanal, Boyacá in the west to
Aguazul in the east and from
Berbeo in the north...
