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Found Here
Geology and deposit
- Deposit type
- Vein
- Host rock
- Shale
Wall Rock Altered And Contains Disseminated Pyrite
Mining history
- Status
- Past Producer
- Production size
- Small
- Discovered
- 1672
Records and references
ROBERTS, R.J., AND IRVING, E.M., 1957, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1034, P. 80CIMRI
Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10057250 — view the source record
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Location on Map
Coordinates: 14.52503, -89.45006
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