Commodities
PrimaryIron, Copper, Zinc, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model62: Skarn Fe
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Magnetite
Geology
Host rockConglomerate,Tuff,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Associated rockDiorite
AlterationSilicification Surrounding Dikes, Garnet
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1957
Identification
Deposit ID10085553
MRDS IDW701164
Alternate namesLaurel, Los Cocaos
RegionCR
Data scoreB
Coordinates18.03373, -66.05418
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.O'KELLY,F.S., 1978, REPORT ON EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES WITH THE LOS CACAOS CONCESSION AREA FOR PERIOD APRIL - OCTOBER, 1977: O'KELLY PRIVATE REPORT 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.