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Caliza De Nicoya

Producer in Costa Rica with commodity Limestone, General
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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. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10106732
MRDS ID I000193
Record type Site
Current site name Caliza De Nicoya

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -85.31662, 10.16775 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Costa Rica(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Costa Rica

Comments on the location information

  • QUARRY IS LOCATED AT 3928, 2385 ON THE NATIONAL GRID.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limestone Ore

Analytical data

Result LIMESTONE IS OF "VERY HIGH PURITY".

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Barra Honda Formation
    Rock description Barra Honda Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -85.31662, 10.16775
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • BARRA HONDA LIMESTONES ARE LARGELY ALGAL BIOLITHITES AND BIOMICRITES. THE FORMATION IS KARSTIC.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Caliza De Nicoya S.A.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BERRANGE, J.P., MATHER, S.J., MORALES C., NURY, AND ALVARADO V., FERNANDO, 1990, THE NON-METALLIC INDUSTRIAL MINERALS AND ROCKS OF COSTA RICA: SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA, PROYECTO ANGLO-COSTARRICENSE DE MINERALES INDUSTRIALES (PACOMI), 181 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LIMESTONE IS MASSIVE AND WHITE. BARRA HONDA LIMESTONES OUTCROP IN A SERIES OF ISOLATED KNOLL-LIKE HILLS AROUND THE HEAD OF THE GOLFO DE NICOYA IN A TRIANGULAR AREA BETWEEN NICOYA IN THE WEST, COLORADO IN THE EAST, AND STRETCHING NORTHWARDS ALMOST TO LA GUINEA. THE LIMESTONE IS AN ALGAL BIOLITHITE VEINED BY CALCITE AND EXTENSIVELY BRECCIATED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-90 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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