| Deposit ID | 10060459 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC20126 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Alto Paragua |
| Geographic coordinates: | -62.9683, 4.0486 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bolivar(province)
Venezuela(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Venezuela | Bolivar |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tin Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Apatite | Ore |
| Barite | Ore |
| Cassiterite | Ore |
| Result | SMALL (8 UM X 4 UM) DISSEMINATED GRAINS |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Caicara Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Caicara Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -62.9683, 4.0486 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC20126 |
SIDDER, G.B., 1990, MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN THE GUIANA SHIELD, VENEZUELA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-16, 37 P
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CASSITERITE ALSO PRESENT IN HEAVY MINERALS OF CREEKS THAT DRAIN INTO THE PARAGUA RIVER. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1990 | Bolm, Karen S. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.