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Maroni

Occurrence in Department of Guiana [French Guiana], France with commodity Manganese
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10064867
MRDS ID TC39752
Record type Site
Current site name Maroni
Alternate or previous names Ampouman Region, Saut Ampouman, Crique Agami, Mont Richard

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -54.36116, 4.6894 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Department of Guiana [French Guiana](province)

France(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
France Department of Guiana [French Guiana]

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Analytical data

Result GARNET CONTAINS 14.9% MNO AND REPRESENTS 36% OF ROCK
Result ROCK ANALYSES (2) 9.00 AND 10.19% MNO
Result LATERITE, 22.08% MNO.

Nearby scientific data

(1) -54.36116, 4.6894
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES
    Length 10M

Comments on the geologic information

  • SOME LATERITE DEVELOPED ON GONDITE; LENGTH OF LENSES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO ECONOMIC RESOURCES.

Comments on development

  • EXPLORED 1958 BY UNION CARBIDE AND BRGM.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CHOUBERT, B., 1974, LE PRECAMBRIEN DES GUYANES: MEMOIRES DU BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GEOLOGIQUES ET MINIERES NO. 81, 212P.

  • Deposit

    CHOUBERT, B., 19(?), CARTE GEOLOGIQUE DU DEPARTEMENT DE LA GUYANE: SERVICE DE LA CARTE GEOLOGIQUE DE LA FRANCE, SCALE 1:500,000, NO DATE GIVEN.

  • Deposit

    BRGM, 1979, INVENTAIRE MINIER DU DEPARTEMENT DE LA GUYANE: BILAN ET PERSPECTIVES: MINISTERE DE L'INDUSTRIE; BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GEOLOGIQUES ET MINIERES, AUG. 1979, 127P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1993 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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