Puerto Rico
Occurrence

Punta Guanajibo Deposits 1 & 2

Puerto Rico, United States
NickelIronCobaltChromium
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Commodities
PrimaryNickel, Iron, Cobalt, Chromium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model110: Lateritic Ni
Deposit sizeN
Geology
Host rockSerpentinite
Associated rockSerpentinite
AlterationSerpentinization
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10085460
MRDS IDW701051
RegionCR
Data scoreD
Coordinates18.16456, -67.17642
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.HEIDENREICH, W. L., AND REYNOLDS, B. M., 1959, NICKEL-COBALT-IRON-BEARING DEPOSITS IN PUERTO RICO: U. S. BUREAU OF MINES REPT. INV. 5532, P. 6, 16, 31.