| Deposit ID | 10085511 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W701109 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Barranquitas Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -66.3089, 18.20205 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Barranquitas Municipio(county)
Puerto Rico(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Barranquitas(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 |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Result | SOIL SAMPLES AU .2 OZ/TON |
|---|---|
| Result | AG 2 OZ./TON |
| Result | CU 1400 PPM |
| Model code | 53 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 17 |
| Deposit model name | Porphyry Cu |
| Mark3 model number | 4 |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff |
| (1) | -66.3089, 18.20205 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W701109 |
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.
BERGEY, W.R.,1962, REPORTS ON THE BARRANQUITAS GOLD-COPPER PROSPECT; DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES, PUERTO RICO
FLINT, DELOS E.,1965, FREEPORT EXPLORATION COMPANY - FINAL REPORT; DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, PUERTO RICO.
BARNETT, C.T., 1971, INDUCED POLARIZATION SURVEY - PUERTO RICO; OCEANIC EXPLORATION COMPANY; DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES, PUERTO RICO
BRIGGS, R. P., AND GELABERT, P. A., 1962, PRELIMINARY REPORT OF THE GEOLOGY OF THE BARRANQUITAS QUADRANGLE, PUERTO RICO: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISC. GEOL. INV. MAP I-336, SHEET 2.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MASS OF ROCK IN THIS AREA APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN FRACTURED, THEN SILICIFIED AND IMPREGNATED WITH PYRITE,BECAME IMPERMEABLE TO SOLUTIONS, AND THE COPPER-BEARING SOLUTIONS SEEPED PAST. [PREVIOUS UPDATER AND DATE: BAWIEC, WALTER J., 90 07.] ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1990 | Paidakovich, Matthew E. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1991 | Paidakovich, Matthew E. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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