Unidentified Diorite Quarry

Past Producer in Orocovis county in Puerto Rico, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10056786
MRDS ID	TC00938
Record type	Site
Current site name	Unidentified Diorite Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-66.48975, 18.19205 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Orocovis(county)

Puerto Rico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Orocovis(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Puerto Rico C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Puerto Rico(hydrologic accounting unit)

Puerto Rico(hydrologic subregion)

Caribbean(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country	State	County
United States	Puerto Rico	Orocovis

Comments on the location information

ALONG HIGHWAY 569 SOUTHWEST OF LAGO DE MATRULLAS IN BAUTA ABAJO.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken	Primary

Comments on the commodity information

USED AS RIPRAP FOR FACING OF LAGO DE MATRULLAS DAM; GENERAL ENGINEERING CHARACTERISTICS INCLUDE GOOD FOR AGGREGATES FAIR FOR RIPRAP AND FAIR FOR FILL.

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-66.48975, 18.19205	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Past Producer
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC00938

Bibliographic references

Deposit

BRIGGS, R.P., 1971, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE OROCOVIS QUADRANGLE, PUERTO RICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATIONS MAP I-615, 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:20,000
Other Database

CIMRI

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	DIORITE TO QUARTZ DIORITE WITH SPARSE TO MODERATELY ABUNDANT HORNBLENDE PHENOCRYSTS IN A GRANULAR FELDSPATHIC GROUNDMASS.

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-NOV-91	Carbonaro, Marguerite M. (Bliss, James D.)	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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