Commodities
PrimaryIron
SecondaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model62: Skarn Fe
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLENSES, VEINS
Ore controlPresence Of Sediments In Area May Have Been Critical To The Formation Of The Large Lenses.
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Magnetite
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Associated rockMafic Intrusive Rock
AlterationEpidotization Of Intrusives Near Contact; Less Commonly Chlorite And Garnets; Sericitization And Kaolinization Of Host Rock Next To Mineralization; May Be Post-Mineralization (Bergoechea).
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1920
Identification
Deposit ID10086138
MRDS IDW702062
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates13.96756, -84.4166
References
INSTITUTO CENTROAMERICANO DE INVESTIGACION Y TECNOLOGIA INDUSTRIAL (ICAITI), 1970, MAPA METRALOGENETIO DE AMERICA CENTRAL; 1:2000000 & ESTUDIOS METALOGENETICOS DE AMERICA CENTRAL: PUBLICIONES GEOLOGICAS DEL ICAITI NUMERO III, 76 P.GARBECHT, L., 1920, NEW MINING FIELDS IN EASTERN NICARAGUA: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, APR. 3, 1920.BERGOECHEA, A., 1963, DISTRITO MINERO DEL NOROESTE (NW MINING DISTRICT): SERVICIO GEOLOGICO NACIONAL DE NICARAGUA, BOL. NO. 7, P. 13-50.ZOPPIS DE SERA, R., 1957, EL YACIMIENTO DE HIERRO DE MONTE CARMELO: BOL. NO. 1, SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE NICARAGUA.BERGOECHEA, A.J., 1961, REPORTE SOBRE LOS YACIMIENTOS DE HIERRO DE MONTE CARMELO DEPTO. ZELAYA (PRELIMINAR): SERVICIO GEOLOGICO NACIONAL DE NICARAGUA, 31 P.HUNTING SURVEY CORP., 1964, U.N. AERIAL GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY, REPUBLIC OF NICARAGUA, PART II - INTERPRETATION.O'ROURKE, J., 1966, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF NE NICARAGUA, 43 P.GARBRECHT, 1920; ZOPPIS DE SERA, 1957; BERGOECHEA, 1961.