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Try Creek

Occurrence in Guyana with commodity Diamond
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061007
MRDS ID TC32135
Record type Site
Current site name Try Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -60.28435, 6.85817 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Guyana(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Guyana

Comments on the location information

  • TRIBUTARY OF MUKRU CREEK ABOUT 1/2 MILE FROM IT'S MOUTH ON THE CUYUNI RIVER

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diamond Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • DIAMONDS AVERAGE 1/16 CARAT, PALE GREEN LUSTER

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Rutile Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -60.28435, 6.85817
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • SECTION OF ALLUVIUM: 18 IN WHITE SAND; 18 IN GRAVEL OF ROUNDED QUARTZ PEBBLES, BASE-BLUE GREEN CLAY ON TOP OF SCHISTOSE VOLCANIC ROCK.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Upper Cuyuni Division

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    POLLARD, E.R., 1952, APPENDIX III, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA BARTICA DISTRICT, REPORT ON THE MAKAPA REGION OF THE UPPER CUYUNI RIVER IN REPORT OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR 1951: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BRITISH GUIANA, P. 45-49

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1992 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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