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Antonica

Past Producer in Santiago De Cuba, Cuba with commodity Iron
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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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10111499
MRDS ID TC34412
Record type Site
Current site name Antonica

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.71803, 20.02977 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 13 KM E OF SANTIAGO DE CUBA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Santiago De Cuba(province)

Cuba(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Cuba Santiago De Cuba

Comments on the location information

  • WAS IN OLD PROVINCE OF ORIENTE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Epidote Gangue
Garnet Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 62
USGS model code 18d
Deposit model name Skarn Fe

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name El Cobre Group
    Rock description El Cobre Group

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.71803, 20.02977
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES
    Thickness 25M
    Length 615M

Comments on the geologic information

  • SEVERAL LENSES CUT BY FAULTS AND DIKES, GRANITE ALSO FORMS DIKES

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN PIT ABOUT 20 M WIDE AND 5-10 M DEEP

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SANTOS, E., PENALVER, L.L., KRIVTSOV, A.I., AND TIJOMIROV, V.A., EDS., 1988, MAPA DE YACIMIENTOS MINERALES METALICOS Y AGUAS MINERALES DE LA REPUBLICA DE CUBA: MINISTERIO DE LA INDUSTRIA BASICA, 1:500,000 SCALE, 5 SHEETS

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    SANTOS, ET. AL. (1988)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1993 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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