| Deposit ID | 10085422 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W701013 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Copper Creek Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -66.8203, 18.27149 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | ABOUT 3 KM WNW OF TANAMA DEPOSIT |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Utuado Municipio(county)
Puerto Rico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bayaney(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Puerto Rico C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Puerto Rico(hydrologic accounting unit)
Puerto Rico(hydrologic subregion)
Caribbean(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Puerto Rico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Model code | 78 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 20c |
| Deposit model name | Porphyry Cu-Au |
| Mark3 model number | 34 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Tonalite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Tonalite |
| (1) | -66.8203, 18.27149 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W701013 |
COX, DENNIS P., AND BRIGGS, REGINALD P., 1973, METALLOGENIC MAP OF PUERTO RICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, MISCELLANEOUS GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS MAP I-721, ACCOMPANIED BY EXPLANATORY PAMPHLET, 6 P.
BARABAS, A., 1982, ECON. GEOLOGY, VOL. 77.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE PROSPECT COMPRISES SPORADIC COPPER MINERALIZATION ALONG A SOUTHEAST-TRENDING TONGUE OF TONALITE PORPHYRY. THE MAIN OUTCROP OF MINERALIZED ROCK IS IN A QUARRY. ABUNDANT QUARTZ-MAGNETITE VEINLETS, RESEMBLING THE TYPE C VEINLETS AT TANAMA, CUT THE PORPHYRY, AND CHRYSOCOLLA AND MALACHITE COAT FRACTURES OVER A WIDE AREA. THE USE OF THIS COLORFUL ROCK AS ROAD METAL IN NUMEROUS LOCALITIES IN THE AREA GIVES THE IMPRESSION THAT COPPER MINERALIZATION IS MORE WIDESPREAD THAN IS ACTUALLY THE CASE. |
| Deposit | [PREVIOUS UPDATERS: BAWIEC, WALTER J., 90 08, USGS; SCHELLEKENS, J.H., 91 07, UPR.] |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1990 | Paidakovich, Matthew E. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1991 | Paidakovich, Matthew E. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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