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Occurrence in Department of Guiana [French Guiana], France with commodities Lead, Silver, Barium-Barite
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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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10064906
MRDS ID TC39801
Record type Site
Current site name Florida
Alternate or previous names Saul Permit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -53.47198, 3.635 (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
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite
    Rock unit name Paramaca Formation
    Rock description Paramaca Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff

Nearby scientific data

(1) -53.47198, 3.635
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES

Comments on the geologic information

  • BASAL SEQUENCE OF BASIC TO ULTRABASIC VOLCANICS, NOW CHLORITE SCHISTS, OVERLAIN BY PHYLLITES (TUFFS AND SHALES) INTERBEDDED WITH INTERMEDIATE TO ACID TUFFS AND LAVAS. IN MIDDLE OF PHYLLITES ARE JASPERS AND HEMATITIC TUFFS WITH DOLOMITE LENSES. MINERALIZATION LIES AT THIS LEVEL.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Comments on development

  • BRGM-COMILOG DID GEOCHEM AND DRILLED TWO HOLES PRE-1979.

Reference information

Comments on the other database information

  • TC39800 AND TC39801 ARE NOT DUPLICATES (TINA WELLS 1/94)

Bibliographic references

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SURFACE OXIDIZED LENSES; 2 DRILL HOLES FOUND, NO DISSEMINATED MINERALIZATION.

Reporter information

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

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