Unidentified Sand and Gravel Pit

Past Producer in Puerto Rico, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction

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	10056907
MRDS ID	TC01087
Record type	Site
Current site name	Unidentified Sand and Gravel Pit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-65.94695, 18.38537 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	50(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Carolina Municipio(county)

Puerto Rico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Carolina(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Puerto Rico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Eastern(hydrologic unit)

Puerto Rico(hydrologic accounting unit)

Puerto Rico(hydrologic subregion)

Caribbean(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country	State
United States	Puerto Rico

Comments on the location information

PITS ALONG THE RIO GRANDE DE LOIZA.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Sand and Gravel	Ore

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-65.94695, 18.38537	ListMap

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

LOCATION PLOTS IN UNIT QA.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Past Producer
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	TC01087

Bibliographic references

Deposit

MONROE, W.H., 1977, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE CAROLINA QUADRANGLE, PUERTO RICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATIONS MAP I-1054, SCALE 1:20,000
Other Database

CIMRI

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	RECENT OR ACTIVE FLOOD PLAIN DEPOSITS OF SAND AND GRAVEL.

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-NOV-1991	Carbonaro, Marguerite M. (Allen, Michael S.)	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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