Alto Paragua

Occurrence in Bolivar, Venezuela with commodity Tin
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10060459
MRDS ID TC20126
Record type Site
Current site name Alto Paragua

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -62.9683, 4.0486 (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
Tin Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Apatite Ore
Barite Ore
Cassiterite Ore

Analytical data

Result SMALL (8 UM X 4 UM) DISSEMINATED GRAINS

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Caicara Formation
    Rock description Caicara Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -62.9683, 4.0486

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

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

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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