Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlRestricted To Faults And Fissures
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockDiorite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10085436
MRDS IDW701027
RegionCR
Data scoreD
Coordinates18.31066, -66.45279
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.COLONY, R.J., AND MEYERHOFF, H.A., 1928, THE COPPER PROSPECT AT BARRIO PASTO, PORTO RICO, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, VOL. 23, NO. 5, P. 515-527.COX, D. P., MARVIN, R. F., M'GONIGLE, J. W., MCINTYRE, D. H., AND ROGERS, C. L., 1977, POTASSIUM-ARGON GEOCHRONOLOGY OF SOME METAMORPHIC, IGNEOUS, AND HYDROTHERMAL EVENTS IN PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY JOUR. RESEARCH, VOL. 5, NO. 6, P. 689-703.BERRYHILL, H. L., JR., 1965, GEOLOGY OF THE CIALES QUADRANGLE, PUERTO RICO: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1184, 116 P.