T. Contino

Past Producer in Pinar Del Rio, Cuba with commodities Copper, Lead, Zinc
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. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062318
MRDS ID TC35656
Record type Site
Current site name T. Contino
Alternate or previous names Tete Contino

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -84.04742, 22.46218 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 35 KM ENE OF LOS ARROYOS.

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
Copper Primary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Cayetano Formation
    Rock description Cayetano Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -84.04742, 22.46218

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • DEVELOPED PRODUCER, UNKNOWN ACTIVITY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IN STEEPLY DIPPING GRAYWACKES AND SANDSTONES. DEPOSIT ENDS ON CLOSURE OF A SYNCLINE, AND FRACTURES PASS INTO UNDERLYING SLATES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1994 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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