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Coris

Prospect in Cartago, Costa Rica with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
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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. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10066142
MRDS ID TC42155
Record type Site
Current site name Coris

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -83.3199, 9.52111 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cartago(province)

Costa Rica(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Costa Rica Cartago

Comments on the location information

  • ON NATIONAL COORDINATES: 5376, 2060 ; LATITUDE-LONGITUDE VALUES ARE APPROXIMATE CENTERPOINT FOR THES STATE OF CARTAGO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • GLASS-SAND FOR COLORED GLASS CONTAINS ABOUT 0.35% FE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sandstone Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Coris Formation
    Rock description Coris Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -83.3199, 9.52111
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • MASSIVE SANDSTONE, LOCALLY HYDROTHERMALLY ALTERED.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Vicesa

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE PROSPECT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BERRANGE, J. P., MATHER, S.J., MORALES, C., NURY, AND ALVARADO V., FERNANDO, 1990, THE NON-METALLIC INDUSTRIAL MINERALS AND ROCKS OF COSTA RICA: SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA, PROYECTO ANGLO-COSTARRICENSE DE MINERALES INDUSTRIALES (PACOMI), 181 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

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