| Deposit ID | 10064869 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC39755 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Crique Sparouine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -54.17088, 5.14937 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Department of Guiana [French Guiana](province)
France(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| France | Department of Guiana [French Guiana] |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Niobium (Columbium) Critical | Secondary |
| Tantalum Critical | Secondary |
| Tin Critical | Secondary |
| Lithium Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cassiterite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Lepidolite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Result | FLUID INCLUSIONS, 150-250 DEGREES C, CO2 + H2O. |
|---|
| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite |
| (1) | -54.17088, 5.14937 |
|---|
| Dip | } |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC39755 |
MACHAIRAS, GEORGES, 1963, METALLOGENIE DE L'OR EN GUYANE FRANCAISE: MEMOIRES DU BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GEOLOGIQUES ET MINIERES, NO. 22, 207P.
CHOUBERT, B., 1974, LE PRECAMBRIEN DES GUYANES: MEMOIRES DU BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GEOLOGIQUES ET MINIERES NO. 81, 212P.
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.
BROUWER, G.C., 1961, FEUILLE DE SAINT-JEAN ET NOTICE EXPLICATIVE: CARTE GEOLOGIQUE DETAILLE DE LA FRANCE; SCALE 1:100,000, 25P.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LEPIDOLITE FOUND IN PEGMATITES; OTHERS ARE ALLUVIAL EXCEPT GOLD. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1993 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.