| Deposit ID | 10085935 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W701808 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | First Creek Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -89.03338, 16.80075 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | ABOUT 1 KM W OF SAN LUIS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cayo(province)
Belize(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
Federal lands
Federal(land status)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Belize | Cayo |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Ore |
| Pyrolusite | Ore |
| Apatite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | CHANNEL SAMPLES (DIXON, 1956) 40 TO 50% BASO4 IN BEST AREAS, 12 TO 15% BASO4 OTHERWISE |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Mountain Pine Ridge Granite | ||||||
| Rock description | Mountain Pine Ridge Granite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -89.03338, 16.80075 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Miogeosyncline |
| Dip | 75 SW |
|---|---|
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1951 |
| Discoverer | C.G. Dixon |
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W701808 |
INSTITUTO CENTROAMERICANO DE INVESTIGACION Y TECNOLOGIA INDUSTRIAL (ICAITI), 1970, MAPA METRALOGENETIO DE AMERICA CENTRAL; 1:2000000 & ESTUDIOS METALOGENETICOS DE AMERICA CENTRAL: PUBLICIONES GEOLOGICAS DEL ICAITI NUMERO III, 76 P.
DIXON, C.G., 1956, GEOLOGY OF SOUTHERN BRITISH HONDURAS WITH NOTES ON ADJACENT AREAS: BELIZE, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, 85 P.
BATESON, J.H., AND HALL, I.H.S., 1977, THE GEOLOGY OF THE MAYA MOUNTAINS, BELIZE: INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES (LONDON) OVERSEAS MEMOIR 3, P. 34.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BEST VEINS ARE 1.5 M AND 3 M WIDE AND 250 TO 300 M LONG. MINERALIZED FLOAT EXTENDS ALONG A RIDGE 1800 M LONG AND 60 M WIDE. |
| Deposit | UNKNOWN SIZE CRITERIA AS REPORTED BY ICAITA ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1990 | Bliss, James D. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1991 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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