Puntarenas
Occurrence

Isla Violin

Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Gold
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
Geology
Host rockGravel,Sand and Gravel
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10090490
MRDS IDCS00267
Alternate namesIsla Violinas, Rio Sierpe
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates8.78448, -83.64158
References
ASHLEY, B. E., 1965, THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF THE CENTRAL AMERICAN AREAS; COSTA RICA: MINERALS YEARBOOK 1965, V. 4, P. 95.IVOSEVIC, S. W., 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF COSTA RICA'S SOUTH-CENTRAL OSA PENINSULA PLACER GOLD DISTRICT: TRANS., AM. INST. MIN. METALL. PETROL. ENG., V. 266, P. 1876-1882.CASTRO M., J. F., AND VARGAS, R., J. E., 1982, MAPA DE RECURSOS MINERALES DE COSTA RICA, 1:750,000: DIRECCION DE GEOLOGIA Y MINAS, 1 SHEET.DIRECCION GENERAL DE GEOLOGIA, MINAS E HIDROCARBUROS (DGMH) UNPUBLISHED FILES VIEWED 1986.U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, DIRECCION GENERAL DE GEOLOGIA, MINAS E HIDROCARBUROS, UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA, 1987, MINERAL RESOURCE ASSESSMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATION SERIES MAP I-1865, 75 P.