| Deposit ID | 10111254 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026892 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Placoa |
| Geographic coordinates: | -63.22858, 7.29288 (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 | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Rock unit name | Imataca Complex |
| Rock description | Imataca Complex |
| (1) | -63.22858, 7.29288 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | San Isidro Iron Quadrilateral |
|---|
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1970 | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 125000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026892 |
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.
FERENCIC, ANTE J., 1969, GEOLOGY OF THE SAN ISIDRO IRON DEPOSIT, VENEZUELA: MINERALIUM DEPOSITA, V. 4, NO. 3, P. 283-297.
ALVARADO, BENJAMIN, 1970.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS IS ONE OF NINE DEPOSITS IN THE SAN ISIDRO IRON QUADRILATERAL, SEE THAT MRDS FORM FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1973 | Cooper, Margaret | U.S. Geological Survey |
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