| Deposit ID | 10022474 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE03055 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Boke |
| Geographic coordinates: | 2.71711, 46.52973 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | No latitude-longitude reported. Given lat-lon is for centroid of first order political subdivision boundary. |
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 |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gibbsite | Ore |
| Goethite | Ore |
| Hematite | Ore |
| Kaolinite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase | ||
| |||
| (1) | 2.71711, 46.52973 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Boke |
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1960 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 3000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE03055 |
PATTERSON, S.H., 1967, BAUXITE RESERVES AND POTENTIAL ALUMINUM RESOURCES OF THE WORLD: USGS BULL. 1228, 176 P
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LATERITE CAPPING, 40-50' THICK, UPPER IRON-RICH CRUST, UNDERLAIN BY A SOFTER BAUXITIC LATERITE GRADING DOWNWARD TO A FERRUGINOUS BAUXITE LAYER. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-AUG-95 | Mosier, Dan | U.S. Geological Survey |
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