Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Geology
Host rockBasalt · Perchas Formation
Associated rockDiorite · Morovis Pluton
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10085437
MRDS IDW701028
RegionCR
Data scoreD
Coordinates18.30066, -66.43696
References
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