Sinnamary West

Occurrence in Department of Guiana [French Guiana], France with commodities Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, REE, Thorium
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. Ore body information
  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 10064899
MRDS ID TC39791
Record type Site
Current site name Sinnamary West
Alternate or previous names Sinnamary Ouest

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -54.06921, 5.42074 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

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]

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium, Metal Critical Primary
Zirconium Critical Primary
REE Critical Primary
Thorium Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ilmenite Ore
Monazite Ore
Zircon Ore

Analytical data

Result ILMENITE: 43.95-51.4% TIO2, AVERAGES 48.3% TIO2
Result MONAZITE: 11.92% THO2, 51.56%R2O3
Result R=RAE.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -54.06921, 5.42074

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 200M
    Width 3M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CHOUBERT, B., 1974, LE PRECAMBRIEN DES GUYANES: MEMOIRES DU BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GEOLOGIQUES ET MINIERES NO. 81, 212P.

  • 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: MINISTRE DE L'INDUSTRIE; BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GEOLOGIQUE ET MANURES, AUG. 1979, 127 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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