| Deposit ID | 10061254 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC34112 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Turquesa Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -75.68359, 20.42169 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
| Relative position | 5 KM NE OF IRIS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Santiago De Cuba(province)
Cuba(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Cuba | Santiago De Cuba |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Jasper | Gangue |
| Model code | 99 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 24c.2 |
| Deposit model name | Volcanogenic Mn, Cuban |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff | ||
| Rock unit name | El Cobre Group | ||
| Rock description | El Cobre Group | ||
| |||
| (1) | -75.68359, 20.42169 |
|---|
| General form | STRINGERS, POCKETS |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Iris-Joturo District - Guanaba Group |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC34112 |
SANTOS, E., PENALVER, L.L., KRIVTSOV, A.I., AND TIJOMIROV, V.A., EDS., 1988, MAPA DE YACIMIENTOS MINERALES METALICOS Y AGUAS MINERALES DE LA REPUBLICA DE CUBA: MINISTERIO DE LA INDUSTRIA BASICA, 1:500,000 SCALE, 5 SHEETS.
SIMONS, F.S., AND STRACZEK, J.A., 1958, GEOLOGY OF THE MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF CUBA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1057, P. 204.
CIMRI
SIMONS AND STRACZEK (1958)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | JASPER MASS WITH SMALL STRINGERS OF MN-OXIDES AND ONE POCKET |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1992 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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