| Deposit ID | 10061532 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC34437 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Nieves |
| Alternate or previous names | Los Nieves |
| Geographic coordinates: | -83.94435, 22.56994 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 10 KM SSE OF SANTA LUCIA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pinar Del Rio(province)
Cuba(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Cuba | Pinar Del Rio |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Copper | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Result | ASSOCIATED ELEMENTS S, AU, AG |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite |
| Rock unit name | San Cayetano Formation |
| Rock description | San Cayetano Formation |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone |
| (1) | -83.94435, 22.56994 |
|---|
| General form | LENSES |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1915 |
| Discoverer | Senor Prida Perez |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC34437 |
SANTOS, E., PENALVER, L.L., KRIVTSOV, A.I., AND TIJOMIROV, V.A., EDS., 1988, MAPA DE YACIMIENTOS MINERALES METALICOS Y AGUAS MINERALES DE LA REPUBLICA DE CUBA: MINISTERIO DE LA INDUSTRIA BASICA, 1:500,000 SCALE, 5 SHEETS.
BENES, R. AND HANUS, VACLAV, 1967, STRUCTURAL CONTROL AND HISTORY OF ORIGIN OF HYDROTHERMAL METALLOGENY IN WESTERN CUBA: MINERALIUM DEPOSITA, V. 2, P. 318-333.
ALLENDE, ROQUE, 1927, YACIMIENTOS MINERALES DE LA REPUBLICA DE CUBA-COBRE: BOLETIN DE MINES, DIRECCION DE MONTES Y MINAS Y AGUA HABANA, NO. 11, 148 P.
CIMRI
SANTOS, ET.AL. (1988)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORIGINALLY HAD AN IRON GOSSAN. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1993 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-1994 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.