Puerto Rico
Occurrence

Deposit No. 2

Puerto Rico, United States
Iron
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model62: Skarn Fe
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Magnetite
GangueGarnet, Quartz
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockAndesite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10085523
MRDS IDW701126
RegionCR
Data scoreC
Coordinates18.19983, -65.84778
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.FETTKE, C. R., 1924, MAGNETITE DEPOSITS OF EASTERN PORTO RICO: AM. INST. MINING METALL. ENG. TRANS., V. 70, P. 1024-1042.