Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model99: Volcanogenic Mn, Cuban
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formBED, LENS
Materials
Ore mineralsPsilomelane, Pyrolusite
GangueJasper, Montmorillonite
Geology
Host rockTuff · El Cobre Group
Tectonic settingTectonic Arc
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1886
Identification
Deposit ID10061237
MRDS IDTC34095
RegionCR
Data scoreD
Coordinates20.10643, -75.74553
References
SANTOS, E., PENALVER, L.L., KRIVTSOV, A.I., AND TIJOMIROV, V.A., EDS., 1988, MAPA DE YACIMIENTOS MINERALES METALICOS Y AGUAS MINERALES DE LA REPUBLICA DE CUBA: MINISTERIO DE LA INDUSTRIA BASICA, 1:500,000 SCALE, 5 SHEETS.SIMONS, F.S., AND STRACZEK, J.A., 1958, GEOLOGY OF THE MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF CUBA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1057, P. 163-166.CIMRISIMONS AND STRACZEK (1958)