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Unnamed Occurrence

Occurrence in San Jose, Costa Rica with commodity Copper
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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. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  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 10008029
MRDS ID CS00311
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Occurrence
Alternate or previous names Siberia Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -83.76102, 9.50667 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

San Jose(province)

Costa Rica(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Costa Rica San Jose

Comments on the location information

  • SW OF SIBERIA AND N OF RIO DIVISION.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Sericite, Skarn

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 59
USGS model code 18b
Deposit model name Skarn Cu
Mark3 model number 8

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -83.76102, 9.50667
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • ACCORDING TO UN REPT. 3 (P. 24), ADAMELLITE IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEPOSIT, AND PORTIONS OF THE DEPOSIT HAVE CHARACTERISTICS OF PORPHYRY CU DEPOSITS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

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

    NACIONES UNIDAS, 1975, PROYECTO DE INVESTIGACION MINERA, COSTA RICA, TRABAJOS VARIOS (DP/UN/COS-72-004/3), INFORME TECNICO 3, P. 24.

  • 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.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1986 Cox, Dennis P. U.S. Geological Survey

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