Crique Serpent

Past Producer in Department of Guiana [French Guiana], France with commodities Gold, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum
Sections on this page
  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 10064957
MRDS ID TC39862
Record type Site
Current site name Crique Serpent

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -54.15227, 5.22353 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(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

  • ARBITRARY POINT ON CREEK.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Primary
Tantalum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 119
USGS model code 39a
Deposit model name Placer Au-PGE
Mark3 model number 54

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -54.15227, 5.22353

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BROUWER, G.C., 1961, FEUILLE DE SAINT JEAN ET NOTICE EXPLICATIVE: CARTE GEOLOGIQUE DETAILLEE DE LA FRANCE, SCALE 1:100,000, 25 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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