| Deposit ID | 10064856 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC39739 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Chantiers Pepita-Victoire-Babinsky-Joyeuse |
| Alternate or previous names | Saint Elie |
| Geographic coordinates: | -53.29003, 4.83105 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | ABOUT 60 MILES WEST OF CAYENE. |
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 |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -53.29003, 4.83105 |
|---|
| Strike | N20-30W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 60-80NE |
| Thickness | 6M |
| Length | 900M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1892 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC39739 |
MACHAIRAS, GEORGES, 1963, METALLOGENIE DE L'OR EN GUYANE FRANCAISE: MEMOIRES DU BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GEOLOGIQUES ET MINIERES, NO. 22, 207 P.
CHOUBERT, B., 1974, LE PRECAMBRIEN DES GUYANES: MEMOIRES DU BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GEOLOGIQUES ET MINIERES NO. 81, 212 P.
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.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 900 M LENGTH IS MAXIMUM, TOTAL OUTCROP IS DISCONTINUOUS WITH GAP OF 300 M; 6 M IS MAXIMUM THICKNESS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1993 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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