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Poco Sol Prospect

Occurrence in Alajuela, Costa Rica with commodity Sulfur
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10007945
MRDS ID CS00188
Record type Site
Current site name Poco Sol Prospect
Alternate or previous names Poco Sol De San Carlos Prospect, Laguna Poco Sol.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -84.64994, 10.36774 (WGS84)
Relative position 4 KM W OF LAGUNA POCO SOL.

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

  • ABOUT 1.3 KM N OF POCO SOL; 12 KM S OF VOLCAN ARENAL AT NATIONAL GRID REFERENCES 4590, 2590.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sulfur Ore
Opal Gangue
Pyrite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Kaoliniaztion, Silicification, Zeolitization

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -84.64994, 10.36774
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner U.S. Gypsum Co. .
    First year 1969
  • Type Owner
    Owner D. G. M. H.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ESTIMATES OF TONNAGE APPEAR HIGH SINCE IT WAS NOT DEVELOPED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SANDOVAL M., FELIPE, 1969, MINING POTENTIAL IN COSTA RICA: COSTA RICA, DIR. GEOL. MINAS PETROL., INF. TEC. NOTAS GEOL., V. 8, NO. 32, P. 3.

  • Deposit

    SANDOVAL M., L. F., 1977, MINERALIZACIONES DE TIPO VOLCANICO EN COSTA RICA: COSTA RICA, DIR. GEOL. MINAS PETROL., INF. TEC. NOTAS GEOL., V. 15, NO. 58, 23 P.

  • Deposit

    GUILD, P. W., 1981, PRELIMINARY METALLOGENIC MAP OF NORTH AMERICA; A NUMERICAL LISTING OF DEPOSITS: U.S. GEOL. SURV. CIRC. 858-A, P. 36.

  • 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

    BERRANGE, J.P. MATHER, S.J., MORALES C., NURY, AND ALVARADO V., FERNANDO, 1990, THE NON-METALLIC INDUSTRIAL MINERALS AND ROCKS OF COSTA RICA: SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA, PROYECTO ANGLO-COSTARRICENSE DE MINERALES INDUSTRIALES (PACOMI), 181 P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NATIVE SULFUR AS COARSE CRYSTALS AND MICROCRYSTALLINE MASSES REPLACED ANALCITE WHICH HAD REPLACED DACITIC LAVA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1986 Howe, Stephen S. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-OCT-1994 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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