| Deposit ID | 10085517 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W701115 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Escuela Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Jaguar Vein, Mamey Vein |
| Geographic coordinates: | -65.96473, 18.24177 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | RIDGE BETWEEN HIGHWAY PR181 AND A LARGE STREAM ABOUT 3 KILOMETERS EAST, IN BARRIOS JAGUAR AND MAMEY OF GURABO |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Gurabo Municipio(county)
Puerto Rico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Juncos(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Puerto Rico(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 | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Puerto Rico | Gurabo |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Result | ASSAYS OF HIGH GRADE COPPER (>20%) |
|---|
| Model code | 59 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 18b |
| Deposit model name | Skarn Cu |
| Mark3 model number | 8 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff |
| (1) | -65.96473, 18.24177 |
|---|
| General form | VEIN |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W701115 |
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.
TURNER, MORT D., 1959, GEOLOGY OF PART OF THE GURABO AREA, PUERTO RICO; IN REPOSITORY OF DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES, PUERTO RICO
BERGEY, W.R., 1958, PRELIMINARY REPORT ON RESULTS OF TRENCHING OF THE MAMEY VEIN, GURABO PROJECT, CAGUAS CONCESSION; IN REPOSITORY OF THE DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES, PUERTO RICE
BROEDEL, C. H., 1961, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP SHOWING IRON AND COPPER PROSPECTS IN THE JUNCOS QUADRANGLE, PUERTO RICO: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISC. GEOL. INV. MAP I-326.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | COPPER MINERALIZATION FOUND IN SKARN DEPOSITS WITH HIGH PROPORTIONS OF MAGNETITE AND HEMATITE, AND WITH NORTH-WEST STRIKING VEINS AND SHEARS |
| Deposit | [PREVIOUS UPDATER AND DATE: BAWIEC, WALTER J., 90 07.] |
| 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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