Unidentified Tonalite Quarry

Past Producer in Puerto Rico, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10104367
MRDS ID TC01251
Record type Site
Current site name Unidentified Tonalite Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.83223, 18.03484 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Puerto Rico(state)

United States(country)

USGS map quadrangles

Punta Guayanes(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Puerto Rico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Puerto Rico

Comments on the location information

  • EAST OF ROUTE 901, NORTHWEST OF PUNTA QUEBRADA HONDA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • USED FOR FILL, ROAD CONSTRUCTION, AGGREGATE, AND RIPRAP.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Tonalite
    Rock unit name Tonalite Facies Of Granodiorite Of San Lorenzo
    Rock description Tonalite Facies Of Granodiorite Of San Lorenzo
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.83223, 18.03484

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MEDIUM-GRAINED, UNFOLIATED TONALITE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1991 Carbonaro, Marguerite M. (Page, Norman J.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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