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La Margarita

Producer in Bolivar, Venezuela 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. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10066978
MRDS ID TC50000
Record type Site
Current site name La Margarita

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -63.51831, 7.93311 (WGS84)
Relative position LA MARGARITA IS 2.5 KM FROM RIO PORCOPICHE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bolivar(province)

Venezuela(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Venezuela Bolivar

Comments on the location information

  • ONE OF 4 DEPOSITS WEST OF RIO CARONI. LATITUDE-LONGITUDE IS FOR CERRO MARGARITA.
  • DEPOSIT EXTENDS FROM RIO CURIPIAIMA TO CERRO PELUCA IN NORTHEAST ESTADO BOLIVAR.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Kaolin Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • KAOLIN HAS A LIGHT YELLOW COLOR WHICH DISAPPEARS BETWEEN 850 AND 1150 DEGREES. THE KAOLIN HAS GOOD PLASTICITY. THE ORE CONTAINS 23.8% QUARTZ AND FELDSPAR AND 72% KAOLIN. THE CRUDE KAOLIN IS 65.7% SIO2; 25.8% AL2O3; 0.6% MGO; 8.1% P. ROJO; AND TRACES OF FE2O3 AND CAO. WASHED KAOLIN: 51.4% SIO2; 36.2% AL2O3; 0.2% MGO; 12.6% P. ROJO; AND TRACES OF FE2O3 AND CAO.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Kaolin Ore
Feldspar Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Tropical Weathering

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Complejo De Imataca
    Rock description Complejo De Imataca
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -63.51831, 7.93311
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Rio Caroni Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RODRIGUEZ, M., S.E., 1986, RECURSOS MINERALS DE VENEZUELA: BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA, REPUBLICA DE VENEZUELA, MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS, DIRECCION GENERAL SECTORIAL DE MINAS Y GEOLOGIA, V. 15, NO. 27, 228 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DOLOMITE IS USED BY STEEL INDUSTRY IN PUERTO ORDAZ. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit THE DOLOMITE IS NOTABLY UNIFORM, BLUISH GRAY, CRYSTALLINE AND MEDIUM TO FINE-GRAINED.
Deposit DEPOSIT IS ABOUT 2 KM LONG AND 2 M THICK. THE KAOLIN IS LIGHT YELLOW.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1991 Carbonaro, Marguerite M. (Orris, Greta J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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