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Loma Alta

Past Producer in Cienfuegos, Cuba with commodity Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061527
MRDS ID TC34431
Record type Site
Current site name Loma Alta

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -80.10981, 22.05052 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 17 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 OLD PROVINCE OF LAS VILLAS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Epidote Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Pyroxene Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 62
USGS model code 18d
Deposit model name Skarn Fe

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Rock unit name Matagua Formation
    Rock description Matagua Formation
  • 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) -80.10981, 22.05052
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR LENS
    Strike E-W
    Dip SW
    Thickness 6M
    Length 40M
    Width 11M

Comments on the geologic information

  • EXOSKARN IN PENDANT IN GRANODIORITE; SEEMS TO BE REPLACING A LIMESTONE LENS IN VOLCANICS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
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

  • Reserve-Resource

    SANTOS, ET.AL. (1988)

Reporter information

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

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