| Deposit ID | 10107211 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC42193 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ciudad Colon |
| Geographic coordinates: | -84.23715, 9.90831 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 2000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Jose(province)
Costa Rica(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Costa Rica | San Jose |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Clay | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chlorite | Ore |
| Feldspar | Ore |
| Illite | Ore |
| Quartz | Ore |
| Vermiculite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) | ||||
| Rock unit name | Pacacua | ||||
| Rock description | Pacacua | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -84.23715, 9.90831 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Productos Ceramica La Uruca S. A. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC42193 |
BERRANGE, J.P., MATHER, S.J., MORALES, C., NURY, AND ALAVARADO, V., FERNANDO, 1990, THE NON-METALLIC INDUSTRIAL MINERALS AND ROCKS OF COSTA RICA: SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA, PROYECTO ANGLO-COSTARRICENSE DE MINERALES INDUSTRIALES (PACOMI), 181P
CIMRI
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1994 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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