Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnknown
Orebody formSINUOUS SHEAR / VEIN SYSTEM IN SPEPENTINITE
Ore controlFault
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Gold, Malachite
GangueCalcite, Iron, Quartz
Geology
Host rockCarbonate,Andesite
Associated rockAndesite
Tectonic settingBermeja Complex
AlterationMinor Sercite Marginal To Vein
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1750
Identification
Deposit ID10085529
MRDS IDW701135
Alternate namesQuebrade Jicara
RegionCR
Data scoreC
Coordinates18.06039, -66.9967
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., 1961, REPORT ON GEOLOGIC RECONNAISSANCE IN TEH CABO ROJO AND SAN GERMAN-SABANA GRANDE PERMIT AREA,PUERTO RICO: PHELPS DODGE PRIVATE REPORT ON FILE AT THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, PUERTO RICO.LAMPAYA, J. A., 1984, EVALUACION MINERO-METALURGICA DE MINILLAS I: CONSULTANT ENGINEERS AND ASSOCIATES PRIVATE REPORTS I & II ON FILE AT THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, PUERTO RICO.MITCHELL, R. C., 1954, A SURVEY OF THE GEOLOGY OF PUERTO RICO: PUERTO RICO UNIV., AGR. EXPT. STA. TECH. PAPER 13, 167 P.