Puerto Rico
Occurrence

Copper Creek Prospect

Puerto Rico, United States
Copper
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model78: Porphyry Cu-Au
Deposit sizeN
Geology
Host rockTonalite
Associated rockTonalite
AlterationCursory Petrographic Study Of Core From 2 Drill Holes Showed That Feldspar-Stable-Alteration Assemblages Rich In Chlorite Predominate In The Porphyry, And Those Rich In Amphibole Occur In Associated Metavolcanic Rocks.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10085422
MRDS IDW701013
RegionCR
Data scoreC
Coordinates18.27149, -66.8203
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.COX, DENNIS P., 1985, GEOLOGY OF THE TANAMA AND HELECHO PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSITS AND VICINITY, PUERTO RICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 1327, 59 P.BARABAS, A., 1982, ECON. GEOLOGY, VOL. 77.