| Deposit ID | 10078523 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026890 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cerro Las Adjuntas and Punta Del Cerro |
| Geographic coordinates: | -63.09413, 7.38231 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | ABOUT 25 KM E OF CERRO BOLIVAR. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bolivar(province)
Venezuela(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Venezuela | Bolivar |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 188 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 28b |
| Deposit model name | Algoma Fe |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Rock unit name | Imataca Complex |
| Rock description | Imataca Complex |
| (1) | -63.09413, 7.38231 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | San Isidro Iron Quadrilateral |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026890 |
ALVARADO, BENJAMIN, 1970 , IRON ORE DEPOSITS IN SOUTH AMERICA, IN SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES -- OCCURRENCE AND APPRAISAL: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P. 302 - 380
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ECONOMIC POTENTIAL OF THESE DEPOSITS STILL HAS TO BE DETERMINED. THIS DEPOSIT IS PART OF THE VENEZUELAN NATIONAL RESERVES. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1973 | Cooper, Margaret | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1991 | Orris, Greta J. (Page, Norman J.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.