Maria Varela

Past Producer in Bolivar, Venezuela with commodities Diamond, Gold
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. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067121
MRDS ID TC50310
Record type Site
Current site name Maria Varela

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -62.55357, 5.1491 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bolivar(province)

Venezuela(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Venezuela Bolivar

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diamond Primary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Diamond Ore
Gold Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 122
USGS model code 39d
Deposit model name Diamond placer

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -62.55357, 5.1491

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name La Sabanita

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BRICENO M., H.O., 1984, GENESIS DE YACIMIENTOS MINERALES VENEZOLANOS II: PLACERES DIAMANTIFEROS DE SAN SALVADOR DE PAUL: ACTA CIENTIFICA VENEZOLANA, V. 26, P. 154-158

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DIAMONDS ARE RECOVERED FROM THE CHANNEL OF A SMALL CREEK AND ALSO FROM FLUVIAL TERRACES RISING ABOVE THE CREEK, TERRACES ARE COMPOSED OF MEDIUM-GRAINED CLAYEY SANDS AND OVERLYING KAOLIN-RICH COARSE GRAVELS. GRAVELS HAVE ANGULAR VEIN QUARTZ, ROUNDED SPHERICAL QUARTZ, IRON CONCRETIONS, AND JASPER.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1991 Gray, Floyd U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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