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Julio A. Mella

Past Producer in Pinar Del Rio, Cuba with commodities Zinc, Lead, Copper, Sulfur-Pyrite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10105187
MRDS ID TC34436
Record type Site
Current site name Julio A. Mella
Alternate or previous names J.A. Mella, El Mono, El Gumersindo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -83.7913, 22.60217 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 9 KM SE OF SANTA LUCIA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pinar Del Rio(province)

Cuba(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Cuba Pinar Del Rio

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Primary
Sulfur-Pyrite Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Analytical data

Result ASSOCIATED ELEMENTS CU,

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
    Rock unit name Castellano Formation
    Rock description Castellano Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -83.7913, 22.60217
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SANTOS, E., PENALVER, L.L., KRIVTSOV, A.I., AND TIJOMIROV, V.A., EDS., 1988, MAPA DE YACIMIENTOS MINERALES METALICOS Y AGUAS MINERALES DE LA REPUBLICA DE CUBA: MINISTERIO DE LA INDUSTRIA BASICA, 1:500,000 SCALE, 5 SHEETS.

  • Deposit

    BENES, R. AND HANUS, VACLAV, 1967, STRUCTURAL CONTROL AND HISTORY OF ORIGIN OF HYDROTHERMAL METALLOGENY IN WESTERN CUBA: MINERALIUM DEPOSITA, V. 2, P. 318-333.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit HAS LARGE LENSES OF MASSIVE FINE-GRAINED PYRITE, AT MARGINS GRADING INTO BANDS AND EVENTUALLY INTO SHALE WITH DISSEMINATED PYRITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1993 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-1994 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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