Commodities
TertiaryThorium, REE, Zirconium, Tin, Uranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeSedimentary
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsAegirine, Bastnaesite, Biotite, Monazite, Riebeckite, Zircon
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Roraima Group
Associated rockQuartz Syenite,Nepheline Syenite,Granite
StructureVery Large Fault Trending Nw-Se, Extending S Into Brazil And Lying On The Eastern Edge Of The Roraima Structure, Circular Structure 2.5 Km In Diameter
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10060462
MRDS IDTC20129
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates3.55863, -65.48808
References
SOARES, M.A., 1985, ESTUDIO PETROGRAFICO DE LA ESTRUCTURA ALCALINA LA CHURUATA, TERRITORIA FEDERAL AMAZONAS: VI CONGRESO GEOLOGICO VENEZOLANO, P. 2117-2157.SOARES, M.A., 1981, IN WOOLEY, A.R., 1987, ALKALINE ROCKS AND CARBONATITES OF THE WORLD, PART I: NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PRESS, AUSTIN, 216 P.CIMRI