Alajuela
Occurrence

Volcan Viejo Prospect

Alajuela, Costa Rica
Sulfur
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Commodities
PrimarySulfur
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsSulfur
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Tuff,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Associated rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10090468
MRDS IDCS00191
Alternate namesCerros Volcan Viejo Prospect, Volcan Ricon De La Vieja, Hacienda Santa Maria
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates10.27885, -84.33326
References
CASTRO M., J. F., AND VARGAS R., J. E., 1982, MAPA DE RECURSOS MINERALES DE COSTA RICA, 1:750,000: DIR. GEOL. MINAS, 1 SHEET.DIRECCION GENERAL DE GEOLOGIA, MINAS E HIDROCARBUROS (DGMH) UNPUBLISHED FILES VIEWED 1986.BERRANGE, J.P. MATHER, S.J., MORALES C., NURY, AND ALVARADO V., FERNANDO, 1990, THE NON-METALLIC INDUSTRIAL MINERALS AND ROCKS OF COSTA RICA: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.