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Cueva Del Rifle, Mona Island, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
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| Cueva Del Rifle | Occurrence |
| Mona Island | Island |
| Mayagüez | Municipality |
| Puerto Rico | Unincorporated Territory |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
18° 6' 52'' North , 67° 53' 11'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Commodity: Diagenetically altered bat guano.
Deposit: Extensive caves on island periphery developed in commonly very well indurated, fine-grained limestone; thick and very thick bedded with maximum exposed thickness of about 40 m; cave area is between 1000 and 5000 sq m based on unpublished report by jorge gonzalaz, san juan, prepared between 1920 and 1940; cave floor within the mona dolomite.
Rock formation(s): Lirio Limestone
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10104364 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Caribbean PlateTectonic Plate
North America
- Central AmericaSubregion
North America Plate
- Greater Antilles ArcVolcanic Arc
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