Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Barium-Barite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Chalcopyrite
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic) · Santa Oleiya Formation
AlterationQuartz-Sericite; Hydrothermal Alteration Dated At 75.1 +/- 1.8 My
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10085450
MRDS IDW701041
RegionCR
Data scoreD
Coordinates18.28899, -66.14085
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, 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.SEIDERS, V. M., 1971, CRETACEOUS AND LOWER TERTIARY STRATIGRAPHY OF THE GURABO AND EL YUNQUE QUADRANGLES, PUERTO RICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1294-F.