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Piston De Uroy

Prospect in Bolivar, Venezuela with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  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 10060421
MRDS ID TC20078
Record type Site
Current site name Piston De Uroy

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -61.92105, 6.29209 (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
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Pyrrhotite Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) -61.92105, 6.29209
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form VEIN

Comments on the geologic information

  • POTENTIAL TYPES OF MINERALIZATION ARE PLACER GOLD, QUARTZ-CARBONATE VEINS IN THE ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS FOR GOLD, CHROMITE IN OLIVINE-RICH ROCKS, AND MASSIVE TO DISSEMINATED SULFIDES AT THE CONTACT OF THE ULTRAMAFIC-MAFIC COMPLEX WITH THE ANDESITE-BASALT ASSEMBLAGE, WITH NICKEL, COPPER, AND PLATINUM-GROUP ELEMENTS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

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

    PAGE, N.J., AND CONTRERAS, GLORIA, 1988, UNPUBLISHED MEMORANDUM.

  • Deposit

    CONTRERAS, G., AND SALAZAR, E., MAPA GEOLOGICO DE LA ZONA DEL PISTON DE UROY, INFORME TECNICO ANUAL - COORDINACION GENERAL DE PROSPECCIONES, 1988, WITH ANEXOS.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1991 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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