Bahoruco

Occurrence in Barahona, Dominican Republic with commodity Copper
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 10062435
MRDS ID TC35840
Record type Site
Current site name Bahoruco
Alternate or previous names Baoruco

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.09652, 18.07179 (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

  • LOCATED AT TOWN OF BAORUCO.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore
Malachite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
    Rock unit name La Cienaga / Dumisseau Formation
    Rock description La Cienaga / Dumisseau Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.09652, 18.07179

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FILMS, VEINS, 1-3 CM THICK ON WIDELY SPACED FRACTURES.

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.