FIRST DISCOVERY OF PLATINUM GROUP MINERALS IN COSTA RICA

Abstract

We report on the presence of Platinum group minerals (PGM) discovered, for the first time, in Costa Rica. The PGM were found in small chromitite bodies of the Santa Elena ophiolite.

Se informa por primera vez la presencia de minerales de platino en la cromita de las ofiolitas de la ppenínsula de Santa Elena, Costa Rica.