Commodities
PrimaryGypsum-Anhydrite, Copper, Gold, Mercury
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlIntense Stockwork Quartz Sulfide Veining To +100 Per Meter
Materials
Ore mineralsGypsum
GanguePyrite
Geology
Host rockSerpentinite
Tectonic settingBermeja Complex Accreated Teraine
AlterationQuartz, Sericite, Trace Alunite = Dominatly Phylic
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1957
Identification
Deposit ID10096716
MRDS IDW701133
Alternate namesQuemad
RegionCR
Data scoreB
Coordinates18.04873, -67.0817
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.LUDDEN, R.B., 1961, PREPORT ON GEOLOGIC RECONNAISSANCE IN CABO ROJO AND SAN GERMAN-SABANA GRANDE PERMITE AREA, PUERTO RICO: PHELPHS DODGE PRIVATE REPORT ON FILE AT THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RECOURSES, PUERTO RICO.