Flor Azul Prospect

Occurrence in Honduras with commodity Manganese
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057161
MRDS ID TC01649
Record type Site
Current site name Flor Azul Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -86.87055, 14.20199 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 6 MILES N OF MOROCELI

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Honduras(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Honduras

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE OF ORE 19.75% MN, 2.35% FE, 58.90% SIO2

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -86.87055, 14.20199

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Dr. Diaz Pardo
    First year 1941
  • Type Owner
    Owner Hickish, Robert

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FRACTURED ZONE IN RHYOLITE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-92 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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