| Deposit ID | 10090461 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | CS00093 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Matina Occurrence |
| Geographic coordinates: | -85.39579, 10.07747 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Guanacaste(province)
Costa Rica(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Costa Rica | Guanacaste |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Model code | 97 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 24c |
| Deposit model name | Volcanogenic Mn |
| (1) | -85.39579, 10.07747 |
|---|
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Length | 15M |
| Width | 2.5M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Nicoya-Pavones District |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | CS00093 |
ROBERTS, R. J., 1944, MANGANESE DEPOSITS IN COSTA RICA: U.S. GEOL. SURV. BULL. 935-H, P. 413.
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, DIRECCION GENERAL DE GEOLOGIA, MINAS E HIDROCARBUROS, UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA, 1987, MINERAL RESOURCE ASSESSMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATION SERIES MAP I-1865, 75 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LENSES OF OXIDES, ONE 15 M LONG AND 2.5 M WIDE, CROP OUT A SEVERAL PLACES. OTHER SHOWINGS ARE SMALL AND DISCONTINUOUS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1986 | Howe, Stephen S. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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