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Rio Blanco

Occurrence in Cartago, Costa Rica with commodities Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc, Silver
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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 10066233
MRDS ID TC42264
Record type Site
Current site name Rio Blanco

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -83.52047, 9.7211 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position RIO BLANCO IS TRIBUTARY OF RIO PACURE, 4 KM UPSTREAM FROM PACUARE. ON NATIONAL COORDINATES: 5885, 1897.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cartago(province)

Costa Rica(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Costa Rica Cartago

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -83.52047, 9.7211
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • APPROXIMATE YEARLY PRODUCTION.

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

  • Production

    BERRANGE ET AL (1990).

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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