| Deposit ID | 10064911 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC39807 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | D'Artagan |
| Alternate or previous names | Crique D'Artagan |
| Geographic coordinates: | -53.60587, 3.69695 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Department of Guiana [French Guiana](province)
France(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| France | Department of Guiana [French Guiana] |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 119 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
| Mark3 model number | 54 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock | ||||
| Rock unit name | Paramaca Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Paramaca Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -53.60587, 3.69695 |
|---|
| Dip | } |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1901 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC39807 |
CHOUBERT, B., 1974, LE PRECAMBRIEN DES GUYANES: MEMOIRES DU BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GEOLOGIQUES ET MINIERES NO. 81, 212P.
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.
BRGM, 1979, INVENTAIRE MINIER DU DEPARTEMENT DE LA GUYANE: BILAN ET PERSPECTIVES :MINISTERE DE L'INDUSTRIE; BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GEOLOGIQUE ET MINIERES, AUG. 1979, 127P.
BARRUOL, J., BROSSE, J.M., AND LANGEUIN, C., 1977, ININI NOTICE EXPLICATIVE: CARTE GEOLOGIQUE DE LA FRANCE A 1/100,000, SCALE 1:100,000, 23 P.
CIMRI
BRGM (1979).
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DISSEMINATED AND IN QUARTZ VEINLETS THAT CUT THE METAVOLCANICS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1993 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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