Clay Pits Near Saint Maurice

Past Producer in Department of Guiana [French Guiana], France with commodity Clay
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  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 10064956
MRDS ID TC39860
Record type Site
Current site name Clay Pits Near Saint Maurice

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -54.02643, 5.47296 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(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
Clay Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -54.02643, 5.47296

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

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

    CHOUBERT, B., 1961, FEUILLE DE MANA-SAINT LAURENT-DU-MARONI ET NOTICE EXPLICATIVE: SERVICE DE LA CARTE GEOLOGIQUE DE LA FRANCE; DEPARTEMENT DE LA GUYANE, SCALE 1:100,000, 15P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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