Playa Hermosa

Occurrence in Guanacaste, Costa Rica with commodities Iron, Titanium, Metal

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Ore body information
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10007868
MRDS ID	CS00102
Record type	Site
Current site name	Playa Hermosa

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-85.67774, 10.57606 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guanacaste(province)

Costa Rica(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Costa Rica	Guanacaste

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Iron	Primary
Titanium, Metal Critical	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Magnetite	Ore

Analytical data

Result	MAGNETITE SAND: 58.70% FE2O, 25.12% TIO2
Result	STRANDSAND: 18% MAGNETITE

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-85.67774, 10.57606	ListMap

Economic information

Ore body information

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Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	CS00102

Bibliographic references

Deposit

WEYL, RICHARD, 1969, MAGNETITSANDE DER KUSTE NICOYAS (COSTA RICA, MITTELAMERIKA): NEUES JAHRBH. GEOL. PALAON. MONAT., JAHRG. 1969, P. 499-511.
Deposit

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, DIRECCION GENERAL DE GEOLOGIA, MINAS E HIDROCARBUROS, UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA, 1987, MINERAL RESOURCE ASSESSMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATION SERIES MAP I-1865, 75 P.

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	TITANIFEROUS MAGNETITE BEACH SANDS

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-JUN-1986	Howe, Stephen S.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.