Puntarenas
Occurrence

Playa Caldera

Puntarenas, Costa Rica
IronTitaniumMetal
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Commodities
PrimaryIron, Titanium, Metal
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formBLANKET
Materials
Ore mineralsIlmenite, Magnetite, Olivine
Geology
Host rockSand and Gravel
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10007875
MRDS IDCS00109
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates9.89831, -84.72633
References
NOE, F. E., 1964, THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF CENTRAL AMERICAN AREAS; COSTA RICA: MINERALS YEARBOOK 1964, V. 4, P. 71.ORGANIZACION DE LOS ESTADOS AMERICANOS, 1978, DIAGNOSTICO DEL SECTOR MINERO: SAN JOSE, ORGANIZACION DE LOS ESTADOS AMERICANOS, 91 P.GUILD, P. W., 1981, PRELIMINARY METALLOGENIC MAP OF NORTH AMERICA; A NUMERICAL LISTING OF DEPOSITS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 858-A, P. 36.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.