Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeY
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite
GangueClay, Quartz
Geology
Host rockMetavolcanic Rock · Yuruari Formation
StructureLaguna Dike
Tectonic settingGreenstone Belt
AlterationLocal Argillization
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10060284
MRDS IDTC10297
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates7.41037, -61.81327
References
GOMEZ, M,A., 1986, VETAS DE CUARZO AURIFERO EN LAS FORMACIONES YURUARI Y EL CALLAO EN LO INCREIBLE, EL CALLAO, EDO BOLIVAR, MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS, 67 P.MARSH, SHERMAN, PIERCE, H.A., SANCHEZ, HENRY, AND PAGE, N.J, (1992), THE GEOCHEMISTRY OF SIX GOLD-BEARING QUARTZ-CARBONATE TOURMALINE AREAS, ESTADO BOLIVAR, VENEZUELA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN [IN PRESS}.LOCHER, EUGENIO, 1974, ORO EN VENEZUELA: MEMORIA DE LA NOVENA CONF. GEOL. INTER-GUAYANAS, PUBL. ESP. 6, P. 558-587.CIMRIMARSH, ET AL, 1989