Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model99: Volcanogenic Mn, Cuban
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formSTRINGERS, BEDS, BRECCIAS, POCKETS
Materials
Ore mineralsPsilomelane, Pyrolusite
GangueCalcite, Jasper
Geology
Host rockLimestone · El Cobre Group, Charco Redondo Limestone Member
Tectonic settingIsland Arc
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10061313
MRDS IDTC34175
Alternate namesPozo Prieto
RegionCR
Data scoreD
Coordinates20.16588, -76.36499
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. 223-225.CIMRISIMONS AND STRACZEK (1958)