Commodities
PrimaryIron, Aluminum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model111: Bauxite, laterite type
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsBauxite, Gibbsite, Goethite, Hematite, Ilmenite
Geology
Host rockGranite · Roraima Group;Supamo Complex
Associated rockDiabase
Tectonic settingGuayana Shield
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10060472
MRDS IDTC20143
RegionSA
Data scoreD
Coordinates5.73296, -61.40937
References
BELLIZZIA G., A., PIMENTEL DE BELLIZZIA, N., AND RODRIGUEZ, S., 1981, RECURSOS MINERALES DE VENEZUELA Y SU RELACION A LA METALOGENESIS: MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA, PUBLICACION ESPECIAL, NO. 8, P. 6-77.INSTITUTO INTERNACIONAL DE INTEGRACION, 1986, GEOGRAFIA ECONOMICA, AREA DE RECURSOS MINERALES: LA PAZ, INSTITUTO INTERNACIONAL DE INTEGRACION, 716 P.BRICENO, H.O., AND LOPEZ, E., C.J., 1984, THE ALTERATION INTERFACE OF DIABASE UNDER TROPICAL WEATHERING: ACTA CIENTIFICA VENEZOLANA, N. 35, P. 285-287.CIMRI