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 ID10085462
MRDS IDW701053
RegionCR
Data scoreD
Coordinates18.18677, -67.10365
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. 16, 31.DUTTON, C. E., 1955, IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF NORTH AMERICA AND THE WEST INDIES, IN UNITED NATIONS DEPT. ECON. AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS SURVEY OF WORLD IRON RESOURCES; OCCURRENCE, APPRAISAL, AND USE: NEW YORK, P. 206.