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Morocota

Occurrence in Delta Amacuro*, Venezuela with commodities Iron, Manganese
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10060379
MRDS ID TC20008
Record type Site
Current site name Morocota

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -62.17161, 8.57031 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Delta Amacuro*(province)

Venezuela(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Venezuela Delta Amacuro*

Comments on the location information

  • NORTH OF TUMEREMO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Laterization

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 188
USGS model code 28b
Deposit model name Algoma Fe

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Imataca Complex
    Rock description Imataca Complex
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean

Nearby scientific data

(1) -62.17161, 8.57031
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on development

  • EXPLORATION HAS SHOWN THAT ONLY EL HORMIGUERO HAS COMMERCIAL VALUE WITH 45.81% AL2O3, 7.52% SIO2, AND 22.90% FE203

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SIDDER, G.B., 1990, MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN THE GUIANA SHIELD, VENEZUELA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-16, 28 P.

  • Deposit

    BELLIZZIA, G.A., PIMENTEL DE BELLIZZIA, N., AND RODRIGUEZ, S., 1980, MAPA METALOGENICO DE VENEZUELA: CARACAS, VENEZUELA, MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS, DIRECCION DE GEOLOGIA, ESCALA GRAFICA.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1990 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey

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