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Saut-Sabbat

Occurrence in Department of Guiana [French Guiana], France with commodity Kaolin
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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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10064897
MRDS ID TC39788
Record type Site
Current site name Saut-Sabbat

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -53.9231, 5.48351 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 12 KM E. OF ST. LAURENT.

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]

Comments on the location information

  • ON ROUTE 1 EAST OF SAINT LAURENT.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Kaolin Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Kaolin Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss > Migmatite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -53.9231, 5.48351
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on development

  • DRILLED AND GEOPHYSICS APPLIED BY BRGM PRE-1979.

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 GEOLOGIQUE ET MANURES, AUG. 1979, 127P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VERY IRREGULAR DISTRIBUTION OF KAOLIN.

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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