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Tonate To Kourou

Occurrence in Department of Guiana [French Guiana], France with commodity Limestone, General
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10064902
MRDS ID TC39795
Record type Site
Current site name Tonate To Kourou

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -52.55612, 5.08881 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(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]

Comments on the location information

  • PICKED A LOCATION HALF-WAY BETWEEN TONATE AND KOUROU.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary

Analytical data

Result SHELL PERCENTAGES 1-1.5% AND LOCALLY UP TO 10% POSSIBLY UP TO 4% CACO3.

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -52.55612, 5.08881
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • SHELL BED OCCURS AT THE BASE OF OLD RAISED BEACH.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • AROUND 2.4 MILLION CUBIC METERS OF SAND WITH SHELLS WOULD YIELD 48,000 TONS OF SHELLS.

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: MINISTERE DE L'INDUSTRIE; BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GEOLOGIQUES ET MANURES, AUG. 1979, 127P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-93 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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