Riecito

Occurrence in Falcon, Venezuela with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10060548
MRDS ID TC20233
Record type Site
Current site name Riecito

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.94954, 10.83436 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Falcon(province)

Venezuela(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Venezuela Falcon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.94954, 10.83436

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • COVER ROCKS IN LATE POST-TECTONIC INTRAMONTANE TO COASTAL BASINS AND/OR MAINLY UNCONSOLIDATED MATERIALS UNCONFORMABLY OVERLYING OLDER ERODED TERRAIN.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COMMISSION FOR THE GEOLOGICAL MAP OF THE WORLD, 1983, METALLOGENIC MAP OF SOUTH AMERICA, 1:5,000,000, EXPLANATORY TEXT: CARACAS, 88 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1991 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.