| Deposit ID | 10056809 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC00961 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Canteras Aguadilla - 1 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -67.14531, 18.44482 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Aguadilla Municipio(county)
Puerto Rico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Aguadilla(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Puerto Rico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Cibuco-Guajataca(hydrologic unit)
Puerto Rico(hydrologic accounting unit)
Puerto Rico(hydrologic subregion)
Caribbean(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Puerto Rico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Limestone, Ultra Pure | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Limestone | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Aymamon Limestone-Lower Member | ||||
| Rock description | Aymamon Limestone-Lower Member | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -67.14531, 18.44482 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC00961 |
MONROE, W.A., 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE AGUADILLA QUADRANGLE, PUERTO RICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATIONS MAP I-569, SCALE 1:20,000
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FINE-GRAINED, VERY PURE LIMESTONE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1991 | Carbonaro, Marguerite M. (Page, Norman J.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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