Guayabal Quarry

Past Producer in Juana Diaz county in Puerto Rico, United States with commodities Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General

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
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10056982
MRDS ID	TC01193
Record type	Site
Current site name	Guayabal Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-66.49808, 18.08817 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Juana Díaz Municipio(county)

Puerto Rico(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rio Descalabrado(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Puerto Rico C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Southern(hydrologic unit)

Puerto Rico(hydrologic accounting unit)

Puerto Rico(hydrologic subregion)

Caribbean(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country	State	County
United States	Puerto Rico	Juana Diaz

Comments on the location information

QUARRY IS 0.5 KM NORTH OF GUAYABAL VILLAGE.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken	Primary
Limestone, General	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Limestone	Ore

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated

Host

Rock type

Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Rock unit name

Guayo Formation;Cuevas Limestone;Coamo Formation

Rock description

Guayo Formation;Cuevas Limestone;Coamo Formation

Stratigraphic age (youngest)	Pliocene

Host or associated Host

Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
Host or associated Host

Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-66.49808, 18.08817	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Past Producer
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Deposit size	Small
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC01193

Bibliographic references

Deposit

GLOVER, LYNN, III, AND MATSON, P.H., 1973, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE RIO DESCALABRADO QUADRANGLE, PUERTO RICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATIONS MAP I-735, SCALE 1:20,000
Other Database

CIMRI

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-NOV-1991	Carbonaro, Marguerite M. (Staude, John-Mark G.)	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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