| Deposit ID | 10085436 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W701027 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed 20-8 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -66.45279, 18.31066 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 351 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Morovis Municipio(county)
Puerto Rico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ciales(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Puerto Rico C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Puerto Rico(hydrologic accounting unit)
Puerto Rico(hydrologic subregion)
Caribbean(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Puerto Rico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -66.45279, 18.31066 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W701027 |
COX, DENNIS P., AND BRIGGS, REGINALD P., 1973, METALLOGENIC MAP OF PUERTO RICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, MISCELLANEOUS GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS MAP I-721, ACCOMPANIED BY EXPLANATORY PAMPHLET, 6 P.
COX, D. P., MARVIN, R. F., M'GONIGLE, J. W., MCINTYRE, D. H., AND ROGERS, C. L., 1977, POTASSIUM-ARGON GEOCHRONOLOGY OF SOME METAMORPHIC, IGNEOUS, AND HYDROTHERMAL EVENTS IN PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY JOUR. RESEARCH, VOL. 5, NO. 6, P. 689-703.
BERRYHILL, H. L., JR., 1965, GEOLOGY OF THE CIALES QUADRANGLE, PUERTO RICO: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1184, 116 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE IS CONFINED TO THE BRECCIATED ZONE |
| Deposit | [PREVIOUS UPDATER AND DATE: BAWIEC, WALTER J., 90 07.] ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1990 | Paidakovich, Matthew E. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-1991 | Schellekens, J.H. | University of Puerto Rico |
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