Cerro Congo

Occurrence in Alajuela, Costa Rica with commodity Sulfur

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10007947
MRDS ID	CS00192
Record type	Site
Current site name	Cerro Congo
Alternate or previous names	Cerro El Congo Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-84.22771, 10.25524 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alajuela(province)

Costa Rica(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Costa Rica	Alajuela

Comments on the location information

NEAR CERRO CONGO.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Sulfur	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Sulfur	Ore

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Associated

Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Host or associated Host

Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Host or associated	Associated
Rock type	Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-84.22771, 10.25524	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	CS00192

Bibliographic references

Deposit

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

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	LAVA IMPREGNATED BY NATIVE SULFUR

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-MAY-1986	Howe, Stephen S.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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