Guasipati - La Pastora Area Phosphate

Occurrence in Bolivar, Venezuela with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
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. 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 10067134
MRDS ID TC50326
Record type Site
Current site name Guasipati - La Pastora Area Phosphate

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -61.99937, 7.50119 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bolivar(province)

Venezuela(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Venezuela Bolivar

Comments on the location information

  • ".. STUDY AREA BETWEEEN GUASIPATI AND PASTORA."

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anatase Gangue
Hematite Gangue
Kaolin Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock
    Rock unit name Yuruari Formation
    Rock description Yuruari Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -61.99937, 7.50119

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LO MONACO , SALVADOR, ABD RAMIREZ, ARMANDO, 1990, FOSFATOS ASOCIADOS A LATERITAS EN LA GUAYANA VENEZOLENA(ABS.) IN I JOURNADAS DEL FOSFATO- RESUMENES, SOCIEDAD VENEZOLANA DE GEOLOGOS Y FOSFASUROESTE, C.A., Y CORPOSUTOESTE SAN CRISTOBAL 28-30 JUNIO 1990., 39 P

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LOCATION VERY GENERAL BETWEEN PASTORA AND GUASIPATI, LOCATED ON SMALL HILLTOPS AUTHOR ADDRESS IS INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA, UCV. CARACAS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1991 Brooks, William E. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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