Las Moscas Prospect

Occurrence in Villa Clara, Cuba with commodities Copper, Sulfur-Pyrite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061525
MRDS ID TC34428
Record type Site
Current site name Las Moscas Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -80.13509, 22.08774 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Villa Clara(province)

Cuba(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Cuba Villa Clara

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Sulfur-Pyrite Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Guamuhaya Group
    Rock description Guamuhaya Group

Nearby scientific data

(1) -80.13509, 22.08774

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • THREE LENSES IN LIMESTONES AND SCHISTS, CUT BY TWO DRILL HOLES, EXTEND 150 M BELOW SURFACE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1993 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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