| Deposit ID | 10060479 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC20154 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | La Molina |
| Geographic coordinates: | -72.2163, 7.88452 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tachira(province)
Venezuela(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Venezuela | Tachira |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Uranium | Secondary |
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Result | 5-25% P2O5, 0.05% U |
|---|---|
| Result | SEE RODRIGUEZ, 1986, P. 24 FOR A MORE DETAILED TABLE. |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | La Luna Formation | ||||
| Rock description | La Luna Formation | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert |
| (1) | -72.2163, 7.88452 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1986 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 500000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC20154 |
INSTITUTO INTERNACIONAL DE INTEGRACION, 1986, GEOGRAFIA ECONOMICA, AREA DE RECURSOS MINERALES: LA PAZ, INSTITUTO INTERNACIONAL DE INTEGRACION, 716 P.
RODRIGUEZ M., S.E., 1986, RECURSOS MINERALES DE VENEZUELA: MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA, V. 15, NO. 27, 228 P.
BELLIZZIA G., A., PIMENTEL DE BELLIZZIA, N., AND RODRIGUEZ, S., 1981, RECURSOS MINERALES DE VENEZUELA Y SU RELACION A LA METALOGENESIS: MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA, PUBLICACION ESPECIAL, NO. 8, P. 6-77.
COMMISSION FOR THE GEOLOGICAL MAP OF THE WORLD, 1983, METALLOGENIC MAP OF SOUTH AMERICA, 1:5,000,000, EXPLANATORY TEXT: CARACAS, 88 P.
CIMRI
INSTITUTO INTERNACIONAL DE INTEGRACION, 1986, P. 585.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1990 | Bolm, Karen S. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1991 | Bolm, Karen S. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.