Alajuela
Occurrence

Poco Sol Prospect

Alajuela, Costa Rica
Sulfur
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Commodities
PrimarySulfur
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsSulfur
GangueOpal, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockDacite
Associated rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
AlterationKaoliniaztion, Silicification, Zeolitization
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10007945
MRDS IDCS00188
Alternate namesPoco Sol De San Carlos Prospect, Laguna Poco Sol.
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates10.36774, -84.64994
References
SANDOVAL M., FELIPE, 1969, MINING POTENTIAL IN COSTA RICA: COSTA RICA, DIR. GEOL. MINAS PETROL., INF. TEC. NOTAS GEOL., V. 8, NO. 32, P. 3.SANDOVAL M., L. F., 1977, MINERALIZACIONES DE TIPO VOLCANICO EN COSTA RICA: COSTA RICA, DIR. GEOL. MINAS PETROL., INF. TEC. NOTAS GEOL., V. 15, NO. 58, 23 P.GUILD, P. W., 1981, PRELIMINARY METALLOGENIC MAP OF NORTH AMERICA; A NUMERICAL LISTING OF DEPOSITS: U.S. GEOL. SURV. CIRC. 858-A, P. 36.CASTRO M., J. F., AND VARGAS R., J. E., 1982, MAPA DE RECURSOS MINERALES DE COSTA RICA, 1:750,000: DIR. GEOL. MINAS, 1 SHEET.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.