Department of Guiana [French Guiana]
Occurrence

Montagnes Tortue

Department of Guiana [French Guiana], France
Aluminum
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Commodities
PrimaryAluminum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model111: Bauxite, laterite type
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsBauxite, Gibbsite
Geology
Host rockSchist
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10064852
MRDS IDTC39733
Alternate namesApprouaque Basin
RegionSA
Data scoreD
Coordinates4.40274, -52.01
References
PATTERSON, S.H., 1967, BAUXITE RESERVES AND POTENTIAL RESOURCES OF THE WORLD: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1228, P. 55-56.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.BRGM, 1979, INVENTAIRE MINIER DU DEPARTEMENT DE LA GUYANE: BILAN ET PERSPECTIVES: MINISTERE DE L'INDUSTRIE; BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GEOLOGIQUES ET MINIERES, AUG. 1979, 127P.CIMRI