Bolivar
Occurrence

Santa Elena De Uairen Anomalous Radioactivity U, Th

Bolivar, Venezuela
ThoriumUranium
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Commodities
TertiaryThorium, Uranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeUnknown
Deposit sizeN
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Uaimapue Formation;Roraima Group
Tectonic settingGuayana Shield
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10067124
MRDS IDTC50315
RegionSA
Data scoreD
Coordinates5.25131, -61.12437
References
BROOKS, W.E., AND NUNEZ, F., 1991, ROAD RECONNAISSANCE OF ANOMALOUS RADIOACTIVITY IN THE RORAIMA GROUP NEAR SANTA ELENA, ESTADO BOLIVAR, VENEZUELA: USGS BULLETIN CONTRIB.REID, A.R., AND BISQUE, R.E., 1975, STRATIGRAPHY OF THE DIAMOND-BEARING RORAIMA GROUP, ESTADO BOLIVAR, VENEZUELA: QUARTERLY OF THE COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES, GEOCHEMICAL STUDIES IN VENEZUELA, V. 70, NO. 1, P. 61-82WYANT, D.G., SHARP, W.N., AND PONTE, R., C., 1953, RADIOACTIVE SOURCE MATERIALS IN LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE VENEZUELA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY TRACE ELEMENTS INVESTIGATIONS REPORT 222, 116 P.