| Deposit ID | 10096084 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC39784 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Plateau Cascade |
| Geographic coordinates: | -54.08477, 5.34213 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Department of Guiana [French Guiana](province)
France(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| France | Department of Guiana [French Guiana] |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel | ||||
| Rock unit name | Sables Blancs | ||||
| Rock description | Sables Blancs | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -54.08477, 5.34213 |
|---|
| Thickness | 7M |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC39784 |
CHOUBERT, B., 1974, LE PRECAMBRIEN DES GUYANES: MEMOIRES DU BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GEOLOGIQUES ET MINIERES NO. 81, 212P.
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.
BROUWER, C.J., 1961, FEUILLE ST JEAN AU 1/100,000: SERVICE DE LA CARTE GEOLOGIQUE DE LA FRANCE, SCALE 1:100,000.
BRGM, 1979, INVENTAIRE MINIER DU DEPARTEMENT DE LA GUYANE: BILAN ET PERSPECTIVES: MINISTERE DE L'IDUSTRIE; BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GEOLOGIQUE ET MANURES, AUG. 1979, 127P.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THINNER ZONE OF RECOVERY THAN PLATEAU DES MINES; SURFACE OF 2 SQUARE KILOMETERS; BROUWER'S MAP (1961) SHOWS EXTENT OF THE GRAVELS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1993 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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