| Deposit ID | 10007969 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | CS00224 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Santa Cruz Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -83.54713, 9.40667 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Jose(province)
Costa Rica(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Costa Rica | San Jose |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Rock unit name | Aguacate Formation |
| Rock description | Aguacate Group |
| (1) | -83.54713, 9.40667 |
|---|
| General form | VEIN |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | CS00224 |
NACIONES UNIDAS, 1975, PROYECTO DE INVESTIGACION MINERA, COSTA RICA, TRABAJOS VARIOS (DP/UN/COS-72-004/3), INFORME TECNICO 3, P. 24.
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.
DIRECCION GENERAL DE GEOLOGIA, MINAS E HIDROCARBUROS (DGMH) FILES VIEWED 1986.
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 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1986 | Cox, Dennis P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.