| Deposit ID | 10085515 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W701113 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cidra |
| Geographic coordinates: | -66.17057, 18.1951 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | THE ALTERATION ZONE UNDERLIES THE CITY OF CIDRA AND THE VALLEY TO THE NORTH |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cidra Municipio(county)
Puerto Rico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Comerio(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Puerto Rico C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Eastern(hydrologic unit)
Puerto Rico(hydrologic accounting unit)
Puerto Rico(hydrologic subregion)
Caribbean(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Puerto Rico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Jarosite | Gangue |
| Result | ZN = 1,400 PPMN, CU = 600 PPM, PB = 3,000 PPM IN SOILS |
|---|
| Model code | 154 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25e |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal quartz-alunite Au |
| Mark3 model number | 38 |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| (1) | -66.17057, 18.1951 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Length | 4000M |
| Width | 3000M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1957 |
| Discoverer | Fraser |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W701113 |
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.
SOLOMIAC, H., 1971, REPORT ON THE CAGUAS - NARARJITO CONCESSION, PUERTO RICO: PARNASSE COMPANY PRIVATE REPROT ON FILE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOUECES, PUERTO RICO.
PEASE, M. H., 1966, SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF COPPER MINERALIZATION IN PUERTO RICO, IN CARIBBEAN GEOL. CONF., 3RD, KINGSTON, JAMAICA, 1962, TRANS.: JAMAICA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PUB. 95, P. 110.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MAJOR ALTERATION ZONE, POORLY PROSPECTED, LITTLE INDICATIONS OF NEAR SURFACE ECONOMIC MINERALIZATION FOR EITHER PRECIOUS METALS OR COPPER. [PREVIOUS UPDATER AND DATE: MCKELVEY, G. E., 90 07.] ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Deposit | ALTERATION ZONE CROPS OUT UNDER THE VALLEY AND CITY OF CIDRA. EXPOSURES ARE POOR AND COVERED BY HOMES AND FARMS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1990 | Paidakovich, Matthew E. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1991 | Paidakovich, Matthew E. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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