Victoria

Occurrence in Cienfuegos, Cuba with commodity Sulfur-Pyrite

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Ore body information
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Ownership information
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10061526
MRDS ID	TC34430
Record type	Site
Current site name	Victoria
Alternate or previous names	Minas Carlota, Victoria Concession

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-80.18675, 22.0783 (WGS84)
Elevation	1400
Location accuracy	10000(meters)
Relative position	ABOUT 27 KM ESE OF CIENFUEGOS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cienfuegos(province)

Cuba(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Cuba	Cienfuegos

Comments on the location information

WAS IN THE OLD PROVINCE OF LAS VILLAS; ADJOINING CONCESSION TO CARLOTA TO THE SOUTH.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Sulfur-Pyrite	Primary

Comments on the commodity information

CALLED A SULFUR MINE, MUST BE PYRITE DOMINANT

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Chalcopyrite	Ore
Pyrite	Ore
Sphalerite	Ore
Actinolite	Gangue
Albite	Gangue
Calcite	Gangue
Dolomite	Gangue
Quartz	Gangue
Rutile	Gangue
Sericite	Gangue
Sphene	Gangue

Analytical data

Result	ASSOCIATED WITH ELEMENTS CU, ZN

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

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
Rock unit name	Guamuhaya Group
Rock description	Guamuhaya Group

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-80.18675, 22.0783	ListMap

Economic information

Ore body information

General form LENSES

General form	LENSES

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Deposit size	Small
Significant	No
Discovery year	1550
Year of first production	1865

Ownership information

Type Owner-Operator

Owner Phoenix Co. ; Davidson Chemical Co. ; Freeport Sulphur

First year 1908

Last year 1913

Type	Owner-Operator
Owner	Phoenix Co. ; Davidson Chemical Co. ; Freeport Sulphur
First year	1908
Last year	1913

Comments on development

DISCOVERED BY OUTCROP.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC34430

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.
Deposit

HILL, P.A., 1958, BANDED PYRITE DEPOSITS OF MINAS CARLOTA, CUBA: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 53, NO. 8, P. 966-1003.
Other Database

CIMRI

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	Discovery Year: 16TH CENTURY
Deposit	DRILLING AND GOSSANS SHOW THAT PYRITE BODIES ARE IN LIMESTONE ADJACENT TO GREENSTONE.

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-JAN-1993	Page, Norman J.	U.S. Geological Survey
Updater	01-JAN-1994	Page, Norman J.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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