Cerro Etuna

Occurrence in Bolivar, Venezuela with commodity Iron

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Alteration
Mineral occurrence model information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10060404
MRDS ID	TC20055
Record type	Site
Current site name	Cerro Etuna

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-64.86362, 7.17539 (WGS84)

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
Iron	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Hematite	Ore

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

Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Stratigraphic age (youngest)	Neoarchean
Stratigraphic age (youngest)	Neoarchean

Host or associated Host

Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss

Rock unit name Imataca Complex

Rock description Imataca Complex

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
Rock unit name	Imataca Complex
Rock description	Imataca Complex

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-64.86362, 7.17539	ListMap

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

SOURCE OF THE DIAMONDS THOUGHT TO BE KIMBERLITES

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Deposit size	Small
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC20055

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
Other Database

CIMRI

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	2ND LARGEST DIAMOND DISTRICT IN THE COUNTRY ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-MAY-1991	Bolm, Karen S.	U.S. Geological Survey
Updater	01-OCT-1991	Page, Norman J. (Orris, Greta J.)	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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