| Deposit ID | 10007908 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | CS00144 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Zamora Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -84.74577, 10.12886 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Puntarenas(province)
Costa Rica(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Costa Rica | Puntarenas |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Model code | 151 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25d |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal vein, Sado |
| Mark3 model number | 28 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Aguacate Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Aguacate Formation | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Rock unit name | Aguacate Formation |
| Rock description | Aguacate Formation |
| (1) | -84.74577, 10.12886 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Two Fault Zones: One Strikes N 60 E And Is 100 M Wide And The Other Strikes N 25 W And Is 3 M Wide |
| General form | VEIN |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Miramar District |
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | CS00144 |
CASTRO M., J. F., AND VARGAS R., J. E., 1982, MAPA DE RECURSOS MINERALES DE COSTA RICA, 1:750,000: DIR. GEOL. MINAS, 1 SHEET.
CASTILLO M., ROLANDO, 1984, GEOLOGIA DE COSTA RICA; UNA SINOPSIS: SAN JOSE, EDITORIAL DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA, P. 143.
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.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEINS IN AN E-TRENDING ZONE, ONE OF WHICH STRIKES N 5 W AND IS VERTICAL AND ANOTHER WHICH STRIKES N 40 W. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1986 | Howe, Stephen S. (Cox, Dennis P.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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