Saint Maurice Quarry

Past Producer in Department of Guiana [French Guiana], France with commodity Stone
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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10105326
MRDS ID TC39861
Record type Site
Current site name Saint Maurice Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -54.03365, 5.4724 (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

  • SOUTH OF ST. LAURENT

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Granite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -54.03365, 5.4724

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • MATERIAL EXPORTED TO SURINAME IN YEARS BEFORE 1961.

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

    CHOUBERT, B., 1961, FEUILLE DE MANA-SAINT LAURENT-DU-MARONI ET NOTICE EXPLICATIVE: SERVICE DE LA CARTE GEOLOGIQUE DE LA FRANCE; DEPARTEMENT DE LA GUYANE, SCALE 1:100,000, 15P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    CHOUBERT (1961)

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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