| Location: | Nicaragua, North America |
| Lat / long: | 14.01756, -84.63327 |
| dep_id: | 10105202 |
| mrds_id: | TC34626 |
| Commodity type: | metallic |
| Major mineral: | Gold |
| Minor mineral: | Lead, Zinc, Copper |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Production occurred |
| Development status: | Past Producer |
| ore: | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite |
| gangue: | Chlorite, Hematite, Pyrite, Quartz |
| alteration: | Slight Wallrock Replacement; Alteration Abundant |
| conc_proc: | More Base Metals In Sw End Of District, More Gold To The Ne. See Individual Descriptions. |
| ore_ctrl: | Faults; Ore Shoots Often In Vein Junctions And Branch Points; Second Enrichment In Oxide Zone (50-100 M) |
| Reporter: | Carbonaro, Marguerite M. (Venable, M.) |
| hrock_unit: | Matagalpa Volcanics;Basement Yojoa Limestones, Shales, Greywackes;Basement Shcists And Marbles |
| hrock_type: | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) |
| arock_type: | Diorite |
| Structure: | Three Upthrown Blocks With Veins Separated By Two Downthrown Blocks; E-W Dip-Slip Faults With Small To Moderate Horizontal Displacement; Paleocaldera Structures? |
| tectonic: | Chortis Block, Central Nicaraguan Uplift |
| References: |
- Deposit:: ROBERTS, R.J., IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1034, P. 187-188
- Other Database:: CIMRI
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