Unnamed Mn-Co Occurrence

Occurrence in La Vega, Dominican Republic with commodities Manganese, Cobalt, Nickel

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
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10062418
MRDS ID	TC35818
Record type	Site
Current site name	Unnamed Mn-Co Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-70.38762, 18.96425 (WGS84)
Elevation	175
Location accuracy	2000(meters)
Relative position	ABOUT 3.5 KM NE OF BONAO.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Vega(province)

Dominican Republic(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Dominican Republic	La Vega

Comments on the location information

SE END OF LOMA CARIBE.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Manganese Critical	Primary
Cobalt Critical	Primary
Nickel Critical	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Psilomelane	Ore

Analytical data

Result	25.26% MNO, 4.44%COO, 2.50% NIO

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated

Associated

Rock type

Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro

Stratigraphic age (youngest)	Late Cretaceous
Stratigraphic age (youngest)	Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-70.38762, 18.96425	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	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	TC35818

Bibliographic references

Deposit

KOSCHMANN, A.H., AND GORDON, MACKENZIE, JR., 1950, U.S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 964-D, P. 307-356
Other Database

CIMRI

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	LUMPS UP TO 10 CM DIAMETER ON 3-4 ACRE BENCH.

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-JAN-93	Page, Norman J.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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