Puerto Rico
Occurrence

Unnamed 14-2

Puerto Rico, United States
Copper
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlIn And Very Near To Faulted Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Copper, Malachite, Tetrahedrite
GangueCalcite
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockAndesite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10085419
MRDS IDW701010
RegionCR
Data scoreD
Coordinates18.35622, -67.17587
References
COX, DENNIS P., AND BRIGGS, REGINALD P., 1973, METALLOGENIC MAP OF PUERTO RICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, MISCELLANEOUS GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS MAP I-721, ACCOMPANIED BY EXPLANATORY PAMPHLET, 6 P.MITCHELL, R. C., 1954, A SURVEY OF THE GEOLOGY OF PUERTO RICO: PUERTO RICO UNIV., AGR. EXPT. STA. TECH. PAPER 13, P. 108.