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Limestone Quarry Cabo Rojo

Producer in Barahona, Dominican Republic with commodity Limestone, General
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  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 10062423
MRDS ID TC35824
Record type Site
Current site name Limestone Quarry Cabo Rojo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.67793, 18.00346 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Barahona(province)

Dominican Republic(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Dominican Republic Barahona

Comments on the location information

  • ON SW SCOPE OF SIERRA BAHORUCO.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limestone Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock
    Rock unit name Sombrerito Formation
    Rock description Sombrerito Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.67793, 18.00346
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Year of first production 1965

Comments on the production information

  • EXPORTED TO TEXAS AND SURINAME.

Comments on development

  • EVALUATION BEGAN IN 1950, MOST LIMESTONE IN AREA MET CHEMICAL GRADE SPECIFICATIONS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ALCOA EXPLORATION COMPANY, 1980, FIELD TRIP A, CABO ROJO-BAUXITE DEPOSITS: FIELD GUIDE, 9TH CARIBBEAN GEOLOGICAL CONFERENCE, SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, P. 33-50

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ALCOA (1980).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1992 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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