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Capaya-El Dorado

Occurrence in Miranda, Venezuela with commodity Iron
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  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 10060482
MRDS ID TC20158
Record type Site
Current site name Capaya-El Dorado

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.24642, 10.4666 (WGS84)
Relative position 3 KM FROM CAPAYA, 125 KM E OF CARACAS, 25 KM W OF HIGUEROTE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Miranda(province)

Venezuela(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Venezuela Miranda

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Ore
Hematite Ore
Limonite Ore
Quartz Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Caracas Group;Las Brisas Formation
    Rock description Caracas Group;Las Brisas Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.24642, 10.4666
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on development

  • AVISON (1959) 8 HOLES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RODRIGUEZ M., S.E., 1986, RECURSOS MINERALES DE VENEZUELA: MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA, V. 15, NO. 27, 228 P.

  • Deposit

    INSTITUTO INTERNACIONAL DE INTEGRACION, 1986, GEOGRAFIA ECONOMICA, AREA DE RECURSOS MINERALES: LA PAZ, INSTITUTO INTERNACIONAL DE INTEGRACION, 716 P.

  • Deposit

    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.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERALIZATION OCCURS AT THE CREST OF A FAULTED ANTICLINE; HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1990 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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