| Deposit ID | 10060415 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC20062 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cerro Impacto |
| Geographic coordinates: | -65.22085, 5.91211 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | IMMEDIATELY N OF AMAZONAS BORDER. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bolivar(province)
Venezuela(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Venezuela | Bolivar |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Niobium (Columbium) Critical | Primary |
| Thorium | Primary |
| Barium-Barite Critical | Primary |
| REE Critical | Primary |
| Iron | Secondary |
| Manganese Critical | Secondary |
| Aluminum Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anatase | Ore |
| Barite | Ore |
| Bastnaesite | Ore |
| Brookite | Ore |
| Florencite | Ore |
| Gibbsite | Ore |
| Goethite | Ore |
| Kaolinite | Ore |
| Limonite | Ore |
| Monazite | Ore |
| Perovskite | Ore |
| Pyrochlore | Ore |
| Pyrolusite | Ore |
| Rutile | Ore |
| Wad | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | A DETAILED STUDY OF SAMPLES FROM CERRO IMPACTO IS GIVEN IN RODRIGUEZ, 1986, P. 199. LATERITE IS ENRICHED IN FE (TO 61%), MN (TO 35%), AL (TO 25%), BA (TO 58%), TH (TO 0.5%), NB (TO 1.5%), REE (CE TO 7%, LA TO 3%, AND ND TO 0.8%) -- WEIGHT PRECENTAGES. ALSO TO 7% TI, TO 8% ZN, AND TO 0.5% PB. CE 1.2%, 0.2% NB, 0.4% TH. TRACE MO, BI, SN, AG, AU, BE, IN LATERITE AND SOIL. |
|---|
| Model code | 24 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 10 |
| Deposit model name | Carbonatite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Carbonatite, Intrusive |
| (1) | -65.22085, 5.91211 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Oval To Amoeboid Ring Structure About 10 Km In Diameter; Large Nw-Trending Fractures. |
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC20062 |
SIDDER, G.B., 1990, MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN THE GUAYANA SHIELD, VENEZUELA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-16, 28 P., 1 OVER-SIZE SHEET.
BELLIZZIA G., A., PIMENTEL DE BELLIZZIA, N., AND RODRIGUEZ, S., 1981, RECURSOS MINERALES DE VENEZUELA Y SU RELACION A LA METALOGENESIS: MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA, PUBLICACION ESPECIAL, NO. 8, P. 6-77.
RODRIGUEZ, M., S.E., 1986, RECURSOS MINERALS DE VENEZUELA: BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA, REPUBLICA DE VENEZUELA, MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS, DIRECCION GENERAL SECTORIAL DE MINAS Y GEOLOGIA, V. 15, NO. 27, 228 P.
INSTITUTO INTERNACIONAL DE INTEGRACION, 1986, GEOGRAFIA ECONOMICA, AREA DE RECURSOS MINERALES: LA PAZ, INSTITUTO INTERNACIONAL DE INTEGRACION, 716 P.
SIDDER, G.B., 1990, MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN THE GUAYANA SHIELD, VENEZUELA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-16, 37 P.
COMMISSION FOR THE GEOLOGICAL MAP OF THE WORLD, 1983, METALLOGENIC MAP OF SOUTH AMERICA, 1:5,000,000, EXPLANATORY TEXT: CARACAS, 88 P.
PREMOLI, C., AND KROONENBERG, S.B., 1981, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL POTENTIAL OF CARBONATITES IN WESTERN PARTS OF THE SOUTH AMERICAS SHIELDS, IN INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY, VIENNA, GEOLOGY AND METALLOGENESIS OF URANIUM DEPOSITS OF SOUTH AMERICA, INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY, STI/PUB/641, P. 245-268.
WOOLEY, A.R., 1987, ALKALINE ROCKS AND CARBONATITES OF THE WORLD, PART I: NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA, UNIVERISITY OF TEXAS PRESS, AUSTIN, 216 P.
AARDEN, H.M., AROZENA, J.M., NAVARRO, J., MOTIESKA, P., ZANIN, J.P., AND SIFONTES, R.S., 1978, GEOLOGIA DEL AREA DEL CERRO IMPACTO (ABS.), IN MEMORIA II CONGRESO LATINOAMERICANO DE GEOLOGIA, TOMO V, MINISTERIO DE MINAS E HIDROCARBUROS, BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA, PUB. ESPECIAL, NO. 7.
AARDEN, H.M., AROZENA, J.M., NAVARRO, J., MOTIESKA, P., ZANIN, J.P., AND SIFONTES, R.S., 1978, ASPECTOS GEOQUIMICOS DEL PROSPECTO DEL CERRO IMPACTO, ESTADO BOLIVAR (ABS.), IN MEMORIA II CONGRESO LATINOAMERICANO DE GEOLOGIA, TOMO V, MINISTERIO DE MINAS E HIDROCARBUROS, BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA, PUB. ESPECIAL, NO. 7.
AARDEN, H.M., AROZENA, J.M., NAVARRO, J., MOTIESKA, P., ZANIN, J.P., AND SIFONTES, R.S., 1978, ASPECTOS GEOECONOMICOS DEL CERRO IMPACTO (ABS.), IN MEMORIA II CONGRESO LATINOAMERICANO DE GEOLOGIA, TOMO V, MINISTERIO DE MINAS E HIDROCARBUROS, BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA, PUB. ESPECIAL, NO. 7.
AARDEN, H.M., AROZENA, J.M., MOTICSKA, P., NAVARRO, J., PASQUALI, J., AND SIFONTES, R.S., 1973, EL COMPLEJO GEOLOGICO DEL AREA DEL IMPACTO, DISTRITO CEDENO, ESTADO BOLIVAR, VENEZUELA: MINISTERIO DE MINAS E HYDROCARBUROS, 53 P.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEEPLY WEATHERED CARBONATITE. SOUNDINGS INDICATE THAT THE LATERITE MIGHT BE UP TO 300 M THICK. DEPOSIT IS FOUND ON 3 LONG HILLS WITH N-S ORIENTATION. |
| Deposit | SIMILAR TO THE ARAZA AND SEIS LAGOS DEPOSITS IN BRAZIL WHICH ARE ASSOCIATED WITH CARBONATITES OF MESOZOIC AGE. ASSOCIATED WITH ALKALINE GRANITE, MONOZITE, GRANODIORITE, TONALITE, AND GABBRO. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1990 | Bolm, Karen S. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1991 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1991 | Brooks, William E. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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