Llano Grande

Occurrence in Cartago, Costa Rica with commodity Diatomite

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
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10066230
MRDS ID	TC42261
Record type	Site
Current site name	Llano Grande

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-83.74991, 9.94387 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	2000(meters)
Relative position	ON NATIONAL COORDINATES: 5464, 2140

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cartago(province)

Costa Rica(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Costa Rica	Cartago

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Diatomite	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Diatomite	Ore

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Associated

Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
Host or associated Host

Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Lake Sediments

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Lake Sediments

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-83.74991, 9.94387	ListMap

Economic information

Ore body information

General form LENTICULAR

Length 50M

Width 10M

General form	LENTICULAR
Length	50M
Width	10M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Deposit size	Small
Significant	No

Ownership information

Type Owner-Operator

Owner Ricalit S. A.

Type	Owner-Operator
Owner	Ricalit S. A.

Comments on the production information

INACTIVE PROSPECT

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC42261

Bibliographic references

Deposit

BERRANGE, J.P., MATHER, S.J., MORALES C., NURY, AND ALVARADO V., FERNANDO, 1990, THE NON-METALLIC INDUSTRIAL MINERALS AND ROCKS OF COSTA RICA: SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA, PROYECTO ANGLO-COSTARRICENSE DE MINERALES INDUSTRIALES (PACOMI), 181 P
Other Database

CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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