Puerto Rico
Occurrence

Emajagua

Puerto Rico, United States
Iron
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model62: Skarn Fe
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Magnetite
GangueEpidote, Garnet, Quartz
Geology
Host rockConglomerate,Tuff,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Associated rockDiorite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10111562
MRDS IDW701165
RegionCR
Data scoreC
Coordinates18.02678, -66.04863
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.PUERTO RICO BUREAU OF MINES,1941, REPORT OF THE BUREAU OF MINES ON THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF PUERTO RICO, AN APPENDIX TO THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BUREAU OF MINES FOR THE FISCAL YEARS 1939-1941: SAN JUAN, BUR. SUPPLIES, PRINTING, AND TRANSPORTATION, 52 P.