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Geological reconnaissance in northeastern Nicaragua

1912; Geological Society of America; Volume: 23; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1130/gsab-23-493

1943-2674

Oscar H. Hershey,

Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America

Research Article| January 01, 1912 Geological reconnaissance in northeastern Nicaragua OSCAR H. HERSHEY OSCAR H. HERSHEY Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar GSA Bulletin (1912) 23 (1): 493–516. https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-23-493 Article history received: 06 Dec 1911 first online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation OSCAR H. HERSHEY; Geological reconnaissance in northeastern Nicaragua. GSA Bulletin 1912;; 23 (1): 493–516. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-23-493 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract IntroductionIn the spring of 1910 the writer accompanied a party of mining engineers to the Pis-Pis mining district of Nicaragua. Landing at Cape Gracias á Dios, we ascended the Wanks, Waspuc, and Pis-Pis rivers, an estimated distance of 225 miles to the mines. Fifteen days were spent in the district, and then two of us descended the Tunkey, Banbana, and Prinzapulca rivers an estimated distance of 195 miles, to the mouth of the latter. Several days were also spent at Blueflelds. Although the trip was too rapid to permit of detailed geological work except in the vicinity of a few mines, a series of observations were made that seem worthy of record.Thomas Belt, who went to Nicaragua in 1868 to superintend the mining operations of the Chontales Gold Mining Company, describes2 the rocks in the silver-mining district of Depilto in Segovia as consisting of quartz and gneissoid beds . . . This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.