Loma Peguera Chromite Prospect

Occurrence in La Vega, Dominican Republic with commodity Chromium
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 10062415
MRDS ID TC35815
Record type Site
Current site name Loma Peguera Chromite Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.31484, 18.89814 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 10.5 KM SE OF BONAO.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Vega(province)

Dominican Republic(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Dominican Republic La Vega

Comments on the location information

  • 600 AND 1200 M ENE OF SUMMIT OF LOMA PEGUERA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Analytical data

Result 61.58% CR2O3, 18.86% FE, 0.03% CO, 0.09% NIO

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.31484, 18.89814

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-93 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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