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Barrio Tibes, Rio Portugues

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10085531
MRDS ID W701138
Record type Site
Current site name Barrio Tibes, Rio Portugues

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.6328, 18.084 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 4 MILES NORTH OF PONCE, ALONG THE PORTUGUES RIVER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ponce Municipio(county)

Puerto Rico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Penuelas(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

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

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Southern(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
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Hematite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Pyrite Gangue

Analytical data

Result AN ASSAY OF THE ORE SHOWED 63.3% FE, 9.8% SILICA, AND VERY LITTLE ALUMINA AND PHOSPHOROUS.

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 > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.6328, 18.084
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Lenses Occur Near A Contact Of Limestone And Quartz Diorite.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on development

  • MINE

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

    MITCHELL, R. C., 1954, A SURVEY OF THE GEOLOGY OF PUERTO RICO: PUERTO RICO UNIV., AGR. EXPT. STA. TECH. PAPER 13, 167 P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MAGNETITE AND HEMATITE, IN ALMOST EQUAL PROPORTIONS, OCCUR AS A SERIES OF LENSES THAT DIP STEEPLY NORTHWARDS INTO THE HILLSIDES ALONG THE RIO PORTUGUES.
Deposit [PREVIOUS UPDATER AND DATE: BAWIEC, WALTER J., 90 08.]

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1990 Paidakovich, Matthew E. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-OCT-1991 Paidakovich, Matthew E. U.S. Geological Survey

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