Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model99: Volcanogenic Mn, Cuban
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formBED, LENS
Materials
Ore mineralsPsilomelane, Pyrolusite
GangueMontmorillonite, Nontronite
Geology
Host rockBasalt · El Cobre
Tectonic settingIsland Arc
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1884
Identification
Deposit ID10061240
MRDS IDTC34098
RegionCR
Data scoreC
Coordinates20.11116, -75.76192
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. 176-178.CIMRISIMONS AND STRACZEK (1958)