Description
George Tower, Laurence Litchfield, And T.C. Denton
Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model46: W veins
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formOVERLAPPING LENSES OF MINERALIZED VEIN
Ore controlFaults, Fractures, Shear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Ferberite, Hematite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Scheelite
GangueQuartz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockMafic Intrusive Rock,Quartzite,Schist · Santa Fe Schist
Associated rockRhyolite
StructureIsoclinal Floding
AlterationSilicification And Tourmalinization
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1939
Discovery year1927
Identification
Deposit ID10061544
MRDS IDTC34451
Alternate namesNo. 2, Includes Lela Mine, Pruneda Shaft and Adit, Calvache Shaft, No.3 Adits, Vanadium Corporation Workings.
RegionCR
Data scoreC
Coordinates21.70054, -83.01989
References
PAGE, L.R., AND MCALLISTER, J.F., 1944, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF ISLA DE PINOS, CUBA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 935-D, D117-D246CIMRIPAGE AND MCALLISTER (1944)