| Deposit ID | 10066236 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC42267 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Quebrada La Yerba |
| Geographic coordinates: | -83.09684, 8.38006 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 2000(meters) |
| Relative position | ON NATIONAL COORDINATES: 5627, 2620. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Puntarenas(province)
Costa Rica(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Costa Rica | Puntarenas |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Clay | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Glauconite | Ore |
| Result | UP TO 10% PHOSPHATE AND 7% GLAUCONITE. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock | ||||
| Rock unit name | Pavones Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Pavones Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -83.09684, 8.38006 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC42267 |
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
CIMRI
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1994 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.