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Tamanoir and Oa

Occurrence in Department of Guiana [French Guiana], France with commodities Tin, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Beryllium
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  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10064972
MRDS ID TC39879
Record type Site
Current site name Tamanoir and Oa
Alternate or previous names Crique Tamanoir, Crique Oa

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -53.77532, 5.11659 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(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

  • TRIBUTARIES OF MANA RIVER.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Secondary
Tantalum Critical Secondary
Beryllium Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Beryl Ore
Bismuthinite Ore
Cassiterite Ore

Analytical data

Result 11% TA2O5 IN CONCENTRATES

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -53.77532, 5.11659
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO MORE THAN 10 G/CM CASSITERITE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    B.R.G.M., 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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit COLOMBO-TANTALITE, BERYL, BISMUTHINITE OCCUR IN CRIQUE TAMANOIR WITH CASSITERITE.

Reporter information

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

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

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