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Brooklyn

Past Producer in Pinar Del Rio, Cuba with commodity Iron
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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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10105188
MRDS ID TC34441
Record type Site
Current site name Brooklyn

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -84.35464, 22.30134 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 7 KM S OF ARROYOS DE MANTUA

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
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Goethite Ore
Pyrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
    Rock unit name Esperanza Group
    Rock description Esperanza Group
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt

Nearby scientific data

(1) -84.35464, 22.30134
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BEDS, BLANKETS

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 GOSSAN ON PYRITE BODY.

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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