Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Molybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model53: Porphyry Cu
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formELONGATE
Ore controlFollows The La Muda Fault Near A Small Intrusion
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite
GanguePyrite
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Associated rockDiorite
StructureNorth 50 West
AlterationQuartz-K-Feldspar-Sericite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1967
Identification
Deposit ID10085452
MRDS IDW701043
RegionCR
Data scoreC
Coordinates18.33898, -66.11363
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.BERGEY, W.R., 1967, GUAYNABO (LA MUDA) FINAL REPORT: A.D. FRASER PRIVATE REPORT ON FILE AT THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, PUERTO RICO.