Commodities
PrimarySilver, Copper, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model59: Skarn Cu
Deposit sizeN
Orebody form5 SEPARATE ZONES OF ALTERATION AND WEAK MINERALIZATION
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite
Other materialsMagnetite
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Associated rockHornblendite
AlterationGarnet, Epidote, Chlorite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1958
Identification
Deposit ID10096715
MRDS IDW701101
Alternate namesAntonio, Alto
RegionCR
Data scoreB
Coordinates18.22122, -66.27307
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.HAWLEY, R.G., 1958, REPORT ON THE RIO HONDO AREA, CENTRAL CONCESSION, PUERTO RICO: A.D. FRASER PRIVATE REPORT ON FILE AT THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, PUERTO RICO.BRIGGS, R. P., AND GELABERT, P. A., 1962, PRELIMINARY REPORT OF THE GEOLOGY OF THE BARRANQUITAS QUADRANGLE, PUERTO RICO: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISC. GEOL. INV. MAP I-336, SHEET 2.