Castellanos

Producer in Pinar Del Rio, Cuba with commodities Zinc, Lead, Barium-Barite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061533
MRDS ID TC34438
Record type Site
Current site name Castellanos

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -83.97463, 22.64133 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 2.5 KM SW OF SANTA LUCIA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pinar Del Rio(province)

Cuba(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Cuba Pinar Del Rio

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore

Analytical data

Result ASSOCIATED ELEMENTS S, AU, AG
Result PB:ZN = 1:2

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
    Rock unit name Castellano Formation
    Rock description Castellano Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -83.97463, 22.64133

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    SANTOS, ET.AL. (1988)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1993 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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