El Percal

Occurrence in Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua with commodities Zinc, Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062446
MRDS ID TC35909
Record type Site
Current site name El Percal

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -86.44026, 13.6759 (WGS84)
Elevation 800
Relative position 2 KM N OF TOWN OF MOSONTE, 165 KM N OF MANAGUA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nueva Segovia(province)

Nicaragua(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Nicaragua Nueva Segovia

Comments on the location information

  • ON CERRO PERCAL.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -86.44026, 13.6759

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description E-W Faults?

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Ph Change Due To Carbonate Rocks?

Comments on the geologic information

  • SOUTH OF FAULT CONTACT WITH DIPILTO PLUTON. BEDS STRIKE N70E, DIP 20S.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Dipilto Region

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    O'ROURKE, J.E., 1966, NOTES ON THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE DIPILTO BATHOLITH, NUEVA SEGOVIA: MANAGUA, NICARAGUA, SERVICIO GEOLOGICO NACIONAL, 11 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SKARN IS SIMILAR TO LA LUZ OR ROSITA, BUT LOW GRADE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1992 Venable, Margaret U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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