Crique Valentin

Occurrence in Department of Guiana [French Guiana], France with commodities Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Beryllium
Sections on this page
  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 10064973
MRDS ID TC39880
Record type Site
Current site name Crique Valentin

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -53.76671, 5.2327 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(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]

Comments on the location information

  • TRIBUTARY OF MANA RIVER.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Primary
Tantalum Critical Primary
Beryllium Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Beryl Ore

Analytical data

Result 52-56% TA2O5

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -53.76671, 5.2327

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Dip }

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    B.R.G.M., 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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BERYL FOUND IN PEGMATITES IN THIS DRAINAGE.

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.