Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLAYERS, NODULES, VEINLETS
Materials
Ore mineralsPsilomelane, Pyrolusite
GangueChlorite
Geology
Host rockTuff · El Cobre Group
Tectonic settingIsland Arc
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1888
Identification
Deposit ID10061249
MRDS IDTC34107
Alternate namesIncludes 12 Claims, But Productive Ones Are San Vicente, Omega, And San Andres Claims
RegionCR
Data scoreD
Coordinates20.24059, -75.7272
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. 210-212.CIMRISIMONS AND STRACZEK (1958)