Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model59: Skarn Cu
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlProximity To Stock
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite
GangueMagnetite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockMudstone,Sandstone,Tuff
Associated rockDiorite
AlterationHornfels, Epidote, Garnet, Quartz, Calcite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1650
Identification
Deposit ID10085458
MRDS IDW701049
Alternate namesMaria Josefina, Columbian, La Casualidad, La Castellana, C.P., Santa Cruz, Santa Amalia, Santa Teresa, Union, American Ermestita, Perla Gold, Betamon Y Compania, Catinesterlila, Monserrate, Luquillo Mine, La Acacia, Catalina, San Narciso, Reina Cristina, Brigida
RegionCR
Data scoreB
Coordinates18.30759, -65.77223
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.CARDONA, W.A., 1984, EL YUNQUE MINERAL PROSPECTS, EASTERN PUERTO RICO: CARIBBEAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, VOL. 20, PP 79 -87.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.