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Montagnes Tortue

Occurrence in Department of Guiana [French Guiana], France with commodity Aluminum
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10064852
MRDS ID TC39733
Record type Site
Current site name Montagnes Tortue
Alternate or previous names Approuaque Basin

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -52.01, 4.40274 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 75 KM SOUTH OF CAYENNE, 40 KM WEST OF REGINA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Department of Guiana [French Guiana](province)

France(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
France Department of Guiana [French Guiana]

Comments on the location information

  • ON NORTH AND WEST BANK OF APPROUAQUE RIVER. LOCATION FOR LATERITE MAPPED BY CHOUBERT (19?).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Ore
Gibbsite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 111
USGS model code 38b
Deposit model name Bauxite, laterite type

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -52.01, 4.40274
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on development

  • EXPLORED BY B.R.G.M. 1955 AND 1960.

Reference information

Comments on the other database information

  • TC39733 AND TC39854 ARE NOT DUPLICATES, TINA WELLS, 1/14/94.

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PATTERSON, S.H., 1967, BAUXITE RESERVES AND POTENTIAL RESOURCES OF THE WORLD: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1228, P. 55-56.

  • Deposit

    CHOUBERT, B., 19(?), CARTE GEOLOGIQUE DU DEPARTEMENT DE LA GUYANE: SERVICE DE LA CARTE GEOLOGIQUE DE LA FRANCE, SCALE 1:500,000, NO DATE GIVEN.

  • Deposit

    BRGM, 1979, INVENTAIRE MINIER DU DEPARTEMENT DE LA GUYANE: BILAN ET PERSPECTIVES: MINISTERE DE L'INDUSTRIE; BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GEOLOGIQUES ET MINIERES, AUG. 1979, 127P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1993 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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