Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model97: Volcanogenic Mn
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsManganite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Guayabal Limestone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1915
Last production1939
Identification
Deposit ID10085536
MRDS IDW701145
RegionCR
Data scoreC
Coordinates18.0715, -66.46475
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.MITCHELL, R. C., 1954, A SURVEY OF THE GEOLOGY OF PUERTO RICO: PUERTO RICO UNIV., AGR. EXPT. STA. TECH. PAPER 13, P. 106.PUERTO RICO BUREAU OF MINES, 1941, REPORT OF THE BUREAU OF MINES ON THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF PUERTO RICO, AN APPENDIX TO THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BUREAU OF MINES FOR THE FISCAL YEARS 1939-1941: SAN JUAN, BUR. SUPPLIES, PRINTING, AND TRANSPORTATION, P. 18.MITCHELL, 1954, P. 106.