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Aguedita Claim

Occurrence in Isla De La Juventud*, Cuba with commodity Tungsten
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Ownership information
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061543
MRDS ID TC34450
Record type Site
Current site name Aguedita Claim
Alternate or previous names Lela Mine
Related records 10061544

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -83.01989, 21.70054 (WGS84)
Elevation 38
Relative position E OF COLONY, 30 MILES SW OF NUEVA GERONA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Isla De La Juventud*(province)

Cuba(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Cuba Isla De La Juventud*

Comments on the location information

  • AJOINS GENARO CLAIN ON WEST AND MERCEDES OF SOUTH

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ferberite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification And Tourmalinization

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 46
USGS model code 15a
Deposit model name W veins

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist
    Rock unit name Santa Fe Formation
    Rock description Santa Fe Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -83.01989, 21.70054
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Isoclinal Folding

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES
    Strike N23-38E
    Dip 70SE
    Thickness 0.61M
    Length 60.96M

Comments on the geologic information

  • LIMONITIC GOSSANS LOCALLY DEVELOPED ON VEINS AND HOST ROCK

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Siguanea District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Edwardo Escribano
    First year 1941

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 375HA

Comments on the workings information

  • 13 OR MORE TRENCHES AND PITS

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: SOUTHWESTERN PART OF CLAIM COVERED BY SAND, GRAVEL, OR FERRUGINOUS CONGLOMERATE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ABOUT 10 VEINS AND MINERALIZED ZONES. MINERALIZATION IS MAINLY PYRITE.

Reporter information

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

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