Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model97: Volcanogenic Mn
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsPsilomelane, Pyrolusite
Geology
Host rockShale
Tectonic settingNicoya Ophiolite Complex
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10007809
MRDS IDCS00024
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates10.43439, -85.79164
References
ROBERTS, R. J., 1944, MANGANESE DEPOSITS IN COSTA RICA: U.S. GEOL. SURV. BULL. 935-H, P. 395.U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, DIRECCION GENERAL DE GEOLOGIA, MINAS E HIDROCARBUROS, UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA, 1987, MINERAL RESOURCE ASSESSMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATION SERIES MAP I-1865, 75 P.