| Deposit ID | 10067124 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC50315 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Santa Elena De Uairen Anomalous Radioactivity U, Th |
| Geographic coordinates: | -61.12437, 5.25131 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | 47-110 KM N OF SANTA ELENA DE UAIREN, ALONG MAIN ROAD., Generalized For 4 Sample Locations In Brooks And Nunez, 19--. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bolivar(province)
Venezuela(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Venezuela | Bolivar |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Thorium | Tertiary |
| Result | 1.5-9.2 PPM U |
|---|---|
| Result | 23.6-79.8 PPM TH IN RORAIMA (BROOKS AND NUNEZ, 19--). PROBABLY RELATED TO ZIRCON AND MONAZITE IN SEDIMENTS. |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Uaimapue Formation;Roraima Group | ||||
| Rock description | Uaimapue Formation;Roraima Group | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -61.12437, 5.25131 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC50315 |
REID, A.R., AND BISQUE, R.E., 1975, STRATIGRAPHY OF THE DIAMOND-BEARING RORAIMA GROUP, ESTADO BOLIVAR, VENEZUELA: QUARTERLY OF THE COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES, GEOCHEMICAL STUDIES IN VENEZUELA, V. 70, NO. 1, P. 61-82
WYANT, D.G., SHARP, W.N., AND PONTE, R., C., 1953, RADIOACTIVE SOURCE MATERIALS IN LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE VENEZUELA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY TRACE ELEMENTS INVESTIGATIONS REPORT 222, 116 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ANOMALOUS RADIOACTIVITY, 28-100 CPS - - NOT CONSIDERED TO BE OF ECONOMIC INTEREST. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-91 | Brooks, William E. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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