Unnamed 68-1

Occurrence in Puerto Rico, United States with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10085572
MRDS ID	W701184
Record type	Site
Current site name	Unnamed 68-1

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-67.48588, 18.38788 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Puerto Rico(state)

United States(country)

USGS map quadrangles

Isla Desecheo(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Puerto Rico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country	State
United States	Puerto Rico

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates	Primary

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-67.48588, 18.38788	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Deposit size	Small
Significant	No

Comments on development

MINERAL OCCURRENCE

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	W701184

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

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.