Guanacaste
Occurrence

Miravalles Occurrence

Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Sulfur
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Commodities
PrimarySulfur
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsSulfur
Geology
Host rockPumice
AlterationKaolinization, Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10090466
MRDS IDCS00186
Alternate namesMiravalles De Bagaces Occurrence, Volcan Miravalles, Quebrada Hornillas, Rio Cuiplara, Bajos De Chiqueros
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates10.71077, -85.18051
References
SANDOVAL M., FELIPE, 1969, MINING POTENTIAL IN COSTA RICA: COSTA RICA, DIR. GEOL. MINAS PETROL., INF. TEC. NOTAS GEOL., V. 8, NO. 32, P. 3.DENGO, GABRIEL, AND LEVY, ENRIQUE, 1970, ANOTACIONES AL MAPA METALOGENETICO DE AMERICA CENTRAL: INST. CENTROAM. INVEST. TEC. INDUS. (ICAITI), PUBL. GEOL. ICAITI, NO. 3, P. APPENDIX 2.SANDOVAL M., L. F., 1977, MINERALIZACIONES DE TIPO VOLCANICO EN COSTA RICA: COSTA RICA, DIR. GEOL. MINAS PETROL., INF. TEC. NOTAS GEOL., V. 15, NO. 58, 23 P.BERRANGE, J.P. MATHER, S.J., MORALES C., NURY, AND ALVARADO V., FERNANDO, 1990, THE NON-METALLIC INDUSTRIAL MINERALS AND ROCKS OF COSTA RICA: SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA, PROYECTO ANGLO-COSTARRICENSE DE MINERALES INDUSTRIALES (PACOMI), 181 P.