Mine detail: Unidentified Bentonite Occurrence

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Location: Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean
Lat / long: 18.34287, -66.32168
dep_id: 10056793
mrds_id: TC00945
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Bentonite
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Bentonite
Reporter: Carbonaro, Marguerite M. (Page, Norman J.)
hrock_type: Sandstone,Tuff
arock_unit: Ortiz Formation
arock_type: Sandstone,Tuff
References:
  • Deposit:: NELSON, A.E., 1967, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE COROZAL QUADRANGLE, PUERTO RICO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATIONS MAP I-473, SCALE 1:20,000
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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