| Deposit ID | 60001329 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC20057 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Guaniamo District |
| Alternate or previous names | Guaniamito, Guasjuelito, Las Nieves Rivers, La Salvacion, Rio La Plata, Quebrada Grande Areas |
| Geographic coordinates: | -65.91638, 6.89953 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | MIDDLE BASIN OF THE CUCHIVERO RIVER, 100 KM S OF CAICARA. PRINCIPAL TRIBUTARIES: GUANIAMITO, GUASJUELITO, AND LAS NIEVES RIVERS. LOCATION OF KIMBERLITE AT CONFLUENCES OF QUEBRADA EL TOCO-QUEBRADA GRANDE. NEAR ROAD CAICARA-SAN JUAN DE MANIPIARE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bolivar(province)
Venezuela(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Venezuela | Bolivar |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Diamond | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Model code | 122 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39d |
| Deposit model name | Diamond placer |
| Model code | 31 |
| USGS model code | 12 |
| Deposit model name | Diamond-bearing kimberlite pipes |
| (1) | -65.91638, 6.89953 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | NNW-TRENDING FAULTING AND RIFTING, KIMBERLITIC DIKES AND SILLS |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Discovery year | 1969 |
| District name | GUANIAMO DISTRICT |
|---|
SIDDER, G.B., 1990, MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN THE GUIANA SHIELD, VENEZUELA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-16, 28 P., 1 OVER-SIZE SHEET.
RODRIGUEZ M., S.E., 1986, RECURSOS MINERALES 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.
ANEZ, GUILLERMO, 1985, EXPLORACION Y EVALUACION DE POSIBLES DEPOSITOS DIAMANTIFEROS EN EL DISTRITO CEDENO DEL ESTADO BOLIVAR: MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA, I SYMPOSIUM AMAZONICO, NO. 10, P. 443-463.
FAIRBAIRN, W.C., 1971, DIAMONDS IN VENEZUELA: MINING MAGAZINE, V. 125, NO. 4, P. 349-353.
DIAZ TORO, ROGER, 1977, VARIACION VERTICAL Y LATERAL DE OCHO PERFILES ALUVIONES DE LA QUEBRADA GRANDE, AFLUENTE DEL RIO GUANIAMO, COMPRENDIDOS ENTRE LOS CAMPOS MINERAS LA BICICLETA Y LA SALVACION: CARACAS, VENEZUELA, NOV. 19-23, 1977, V CONGRESO GEOLOGICO VENEZOLANO, MEMORIA, V. 3, P. 957-988.
NIXON, P.H., 1988, DIAMOND SOURCE ROCKS FROM VENEZUELA: INDIAQUA; INDUSTRIAL DIAMOND QUARTERLY, NO. 51, P. 23-29.
COMMISSION FOR THE GEOLOGICAL MAP OF THE WORLD, 1983, METALLOGENIC MAP OF SOUTH AMERICA, 1:5,000,000, EXPLANATORY TEXT: CARACAS, 88 P.
NIXON, P.H., DAVIES, G.R., CONDLIFFE, E., BAKER, R., BROWN, R.B., 1989, DISCOVERY OF ANCIENT SOURCE ROCKS OF VENEZUELA DIAMONDS, 28TH INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGICAL CONGRESS, WASHINGTON, D.C., JULY 15-16, P. 73-75.
GOMEZ, BAPTISTA J., PARRA, ACURCIO, 1985, CONTRIBUCION AL CONOCIMIENTO DE LAS AREAS DIAMANTIFERAS DE LA GUAYANA VENEZOLANA, BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA, MEMORIA I SIMPOSIUM AMAZONICO, PUBLICACION ESPECIAL, NO. 10.
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.