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Isla Violin

Occurrence in Puntarenas, Costa Rica with commodity Gold
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10090490
MRDS ID CS00267
Record type Site
Current site name Isla Violin
Alternate or previous names Isla Violinas, Rio Sierpe

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -83.64158, 8.78448 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Puntarenas(province)

Costa Rica(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Costa Rica Puntarenas

Comments on the location information

  • AT THE MOUTH OF RIO SIERPE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 119
USGS model code 39a
Deposit model name Placer Au-PGE
Mark3 model number 54

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) -83.64158, 8.78448
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Isla Violones District (Also Known As Isla De Los Violines)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ASHLEY, B. E., 1965, THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF THE CENTRAL AMERICAN AREAS; COSTA RICA: MINERALS YEARBOOK 1965, V. 4, P. 95.

  • Deposit

    IVOSEVIC, S. W., 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF COSTA RICA'S SOUTH-CENTRAL OSA PENINSULA PLACER GOLD DISTRICT: TRANS., AM. INST. MIN. METALL. PETROL. ENG., V. 266, P. 1876-1882.

  • Deposit

    CASTRO M., J. F., AND VARGAS, R., J. E., 1982, MAPA DE RECURSOS MINERALES DE COSTA RICA, 1:750,000: DIRECCION DE GEOLOGIA Y MINAS, 1 SHEET.

  • Deposit

    DIRECCION GENERAL DE GEOLOGIA, MINAS E HIDROCARBUROS (DGMH) UNPUBLISHED FILES VIEWED 1986.

  • Deposit

    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.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1986 Cox, Dennis P. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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