Commodities
PrimaryIron, Limestone, High Calcium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model62: Skarn Fe
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlThe Magnetite Deposit Occurs In The Upper Portion Of The Limestone, Just Below Its Contact With The Overlying Andesite.
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Limestone, Magnetite
GangueCalcite, Chlorite, Garnet
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockAndesite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10085524
MRDS IDW701127
RegionCR
Data scoreB
Coordinates18.19566, -65.84167
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.LUDDEN, R.B., 196X, REPORT ON GEOLOGIC RECONNAISSANCE IN THE NAGUABO-HUMACAAO PERMIT AREA; BY SHOWLOW MINING CORP, IN DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES,PUERTO RICO.FETTKE, C. R., 1924, MAGNETITE DEPOSITS OF EASTERN PORTO RICO: AM. INST. MINING METALL. ENG. TRANS., V. 70, P. 1024-1042.