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Tibes

Occurrence in Puerto Rico, United States with commodities Iron, Lead, Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10085530
MRDS ID W701136
Record type Site
Current site name Tibes

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.95504, 18.06873 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sabana Grande Municipio(county)

Puerto Rico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sabana Grande(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Puerto Rico C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Culebrinas-Guanajibo(hydrologic unit)

Puerto Rico(hydrologic accounting unit)

Puerto Rico(hydrologic subregion)

Caribbean(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Puerto Rico

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Lead Primary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Magnetite Ore
Epidote Gangue
Garnet Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Hornfels, Garnet, Epidote

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 62
USGS model code 18d
Deposit model name Skarn Fe

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.95504, 18.06873
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 304.8M
    Width 152.4M
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Proximity To Stock

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on development

  • MINERAL OCCURRENCE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    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.

  • Deposit

    NEIVENS, D.M.,1959, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF TIBES AREA,PUERTO RICO: MAP IN THE FILES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, PUERTO RICO.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THREE ZONES OF TACTITE - SKARN ADJECENT TO A FELDSPAR PORPHYRY STOCK

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1990 Paidakovich, Matthew E. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUL-1990 Mckelvey, G.E. U.S. Geological Survey

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