Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model99: Volcanogenic Mn, Cuban
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENSES AND IRREGULAR BODIES IN TUFF, BEDS
Materials
Ore mineralsBraunite, Psilomelane
GangueCalcite
Geology
Host rockTuff · El Cobre Group
Tectonic settingIsland Arc
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10061276
MRDS IDTC34136
RegionCR
Data scoreC
Coordinates20.06504, -75.92609
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.CIMRISIMONS AND STRACZEK (1958)