| Deposit ID | 10085458 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W701049 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | El Yunque |
| Alternate or previous names | Luquillo Mine, Betamon Y Compania, Catinesterlila, Monserrate, Union, American Ermestita, Perla Gold, Catalina, San Narciso, Reina Cristina, Brigida, Maria Josefina, La Acacia, La Casualidad, La Castellana, C.P., Columbian, Santa Cruz, Santa Amalia, Santa Teresa |
| Geographic coordinates: | -65.77223, 18.30759 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | DOWN STREAM FROM THE LA MINE FALLS APPROXIMATLY .5 MILE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Río Grande Municipio(county)
Puerto Rico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
El Yunque(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Puerto Rico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Eastern(hydrologic unit)
Puerto Rico(hydrologic accounting unit)
Puerto Rico(hydrologic subregion)
Caribbean(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
El Yunque National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Puerto Rico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Model code | 59 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 18b |
| Deposit model name | Skarn Cu |
| Mark3 model number | 8 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff |
| (1) | -65.77223, 18.30759 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1650 |
| Discoverer | Spanish |
| District name | El Yunque |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | National Forest Preserve |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W701049 |
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.
CARDONA, W.A., 1984, EL YUNQUE MINERAL PROSPECTS, EASTERN PUERTO RICO: CARIBBEAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, VOL. 20, PP 79 -87.
COX, D. P., MARVIN, R. F., M'GONIGLE, J. W., MCINTYRE, D. H., AND ROGERS, C. L., 1977, POTASSIUM-ARGON GEOCHRONOLOGY OF SOME METAMORPHIC, IGNEOUS, AND HYDROTHERMAL EVENTS IN PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY JOUR. RESEARCH, VOL. 5, NO. 6, P. 689-703.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SMALL SKARN BODIES IN HORNFELS AND GARNET SKARNS, SOME SHEARING CONTROL |
| Deposit | POTENTIAL IS GOOD FOR GOLD SKARNS, LAND IS NOT AVAILABLE IN A PROTECTED RAIN FOREST. [PREVIOUS UPDATER: MCKELVEY, G.H., 90 07.] ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1600'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1990 | Paidakovich, Matthew E. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-1991 | Schellekens, J.H. | University of Puerto Rico |
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