| Deposit ID | 10085461 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W701052 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Guanajibo Deposit |
| Related records | 10255248 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -67.16142, 18.13456 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | NEAR THE CARIBBEAN COAST ABOUT 4 MILES SOUTH OF MAYAGUEZ. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cabo Rojo Municipio(county)
Puerto Rico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mayaguez(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Puerto Rico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Culebrinas-Guanajibo(hydrologic unit)
Puerto Rico(hydrologic accounting unit)
Puerto Rico(hydrologic subregion)
Caribbean(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Puerto Rico |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Nickel Critical | Primary |
| Iron | Primary |
| Cobalt Critical | Primary |
| Chromium Critical | Primary |
| Model code | 110 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 38a |
| Deposit model name | Lateritic Ni |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite |
| (1) | -67.16142, 18.13456 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1959 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W701052 |
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.
HEIDENREICH, W. L., AND REYNOLDS, B. M., 1959, NICKEL-COBALT-IRON-BEARING DEPOSITS IN PUERTO RICO: U. S. BUREAU OF MINES REPT. INV. 5532, P. 6, 31.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | A LARGE, DOME-SHAPED DEPOSIT 1/2 TO 1-1/4 MILES WIDE AND ABOUT 4 MILES LONG. IT COVERS ABOUT 1,125 ACRES. THE LATERITE AND SOFT SERPENTINE IN THE DEPOSIT AVERAGE ABOUT 21.5 AND 17.5 FEET, RESPECTIVELY, IN THICKNESS. THE ENRICHED ZONE AVERAGES 16 FEET IN THICKNESS, OF WHICH ABOUT 3.5 FEET IS LATERITE AND 12.5 FEET SOFT SERPENTINE. IN MOST PLACES THE ENRICHED ZONE BOTTOMS IN SOFT SERPENTINE, BUT IN SOME AREAS CONTINUES TO THE TOP OF THE HARD SERPENTINE. |
| Deposit | [PREVIOUS UPDATER AND DATE: BAWIEC, WALTER J., 90 08.] |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1990 | Paidakovich, Matthew E. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-1991 | Paidakovich, Matthew E. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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