Commodities
PrimaryIron, Manganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model97: Volcanogenic Mn
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Geology
Host rockShale
Associated rockBasalt
Tectonic settingNicoya Ophiolite Complex
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10007852
MRDS IDCS00082
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates10.13164, -85.4444
References
ROBERTS, R. J., 1944, MANGANESE DEPOSITS IN COSTA RICA: U.S. GEOL. SURV. BULL. 935-H, P. 412.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.