Rare Earth Occurrence

Occurrence in Bolivar, Venezuela with commodity REE
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062005
MRDS ID TC35013
Record type Site
Current site name Rare Earth Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -63.47164, 8.11783 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position Est Location, Est Location

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bolivar(province)

Venezuela(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Venezuela Bolivar

Commodities

Commodity Importance
REE Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium
    Rock unit name Mesa Formation
    Rock description Mesa Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -63.47164, 8.11783

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINISTERIO DE MINAS E HIDROCARBUROS, 1959, MAPA GEOLOGICO Y DE RECURSOS MINERALES DEL ESTADO BOLIVAR: REPUBLICA DE VENEZUELA MINISTERIO DE MINAS E HIDROCARBUROS, ESCALA 1:1,000,000.

  • Deposit

    STAUDE, JOHN-MARK G., 1989, A PRILIMINARY MAP AND STUDY OF MINERAL DEPOSITS IN VENEZUELA: CAMBRIDGE, MASS., HARVARD UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY, AN UNPUBLISHED REPORT, 24 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-92 Carbonaro, Marguerite M. (Orris, Greta J.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.