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Chalcopyrite from
Cerro de Maimón Mine (Cerro de Maimón deposit), Maimón, Monseñor Nouel Province, Dominican Republic


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cerro de Maimón Mine (Cerro de Maimón deposit), Maimón, Monseñor Nouel Province, Dominican Republic
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:691938
Long-form Identifier:1:3:691938:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
40.6km (25.2 miles) ⓘMajagual property, Los Cacaos, San Cristóbal Province, Dominican Republic
44.2km (27.5 miles) ⓘSan Francisco Hills Mine, San Cristóbal, San Cristóbal Province, Dominican Republic
45.0km (28.0 miles) ⓘBucaro Hill, Cambita Garabitos, San Cristóbal Province, Dominican Republic
62.0km (38.5 miles) ⓘCerro Kiosko deposit, Bayaguana District, Monte Plata Province, Dominican Republic
66.2km (41.1 miles) ⓘDoña Amanda deposit, Bayaguana District, Monte Plata Province, Dominican Republic
References
E. Andreu, J. A. Proenza, E. Tauler, C. Chavez and J. Espaillat (2010): Gold and Iodargyrite in the Gossan of Cerro de Maimón Deposit (Central Dominican Republic). Macla 13, 41-42
Nelson, C. E.; Proenza Fernandez, J. A.; Lewis, J. F.; López Kramer, J. (2011) The metallogenic evolution of the Greater Antilles. Geologica Acta, 9 (3-4). p.229-264. doi:10.1344/105.000001741
Colomer, J. M., Andreu, E., Torró, L., Proenza, J. A., Melgarejo, J. A., Chavez, C., ... & Lewis, J. F. (2013). Mineralogy, textures and new sulphur isotope data of the Cerro de Maimón VMS deposit ores, Dominican Republic. In Mineral deposit research for a high-tech world. Proceedings of the 12th Biennial SGA Meeting (Vol. 2, pp. 518-521).
Torró, L., Proenza, J. A., Melgarejo, J. C., Alfonso, P., de Pablo, J. F., Colomer, J. M., ... & Chávez, C. (2016). Mineralogy, geochemistry and sulfur isotope characterization of Cerro de Maimón (Dominican Republic), San Fernando and Antonio (Cuba) Lower Cretaceous VMS deposits: formation during subduction initiation of the Proto-Caribbean lithosphere within a fore-arc. Ore Geology Reviews, 72, 794-817.
 
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