Bolivar
Occurrence

Guaicas

Bolivar, Venezuela
AluminumIronTitaniumMetalSilicaFerrosilicon
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Commodities
PrimaryAluminum, Iron, Titanium, Metal
SecondarySilica, Ferrosilicon
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model111: Bauxite, laterite type
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formBLANKET
Materials
Ore mineralsBauxite, Gibbsite, Goethite, Hematite, Ilmenite
Geology
Host rockDiabase,Metasedimentary Rock · Roraima;Supamo Complex
Associated rockDiabase
StructureAnticline With Se-Nw Strike; Cret To E Tert Nuria Peneplain (600-700 M).
Tectonic settingGuayana Shield
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10068843
MRDS IDW002101
Alternate namesLas Guicas, Los Guaicas, Serrania De Los Guaicas
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates6.2182, -63.08719
References
SIDDER, G.B., 1990, MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN THE GUIANA SHIELD, VENEZUELA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-16, 28 P., 1 OVER-SIZE SHEET.RODRIGUEZ M., S.E., 1986, RECURSOS MINERALES DE VENEZUELA: BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA, REPUBLICA DE VENEZUELA, MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS, DIRECCION GENERAL SECTORIAL DE MINAS Y GEOLOGIA, V. 15, NO. 27, 228 P.INSTITUTO INTERNACIONAL DE INTEGRACION, 1986, GEOGRAFIA ECONOMICA, AREA DE RECURSOS MINERALES: LA PAZ, INSTITUTO INTERNACIONAL DE INTEGRACION, 716 P.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.SINKOVEC, BORIS, 1967, LATERITAS Y SUS ROCAS MADRES DE LA REGION DE LA SERRANIA DE LOS GUAICAS, ESTADO BOLIVAR (VENEZUELA): MINISTERIO DE MINAS Y HIDROCARBUROS BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA, V. 8, NO. 16, P. 238-272.MENENDEZ, A., AND SARMENTERO, A., 1984, GEOLOGY OF THE LOS PIJIGUAOS BAUXITE DEPOSITS, VENEZUELA, IN JACOB, L., JR., (EDS.), BAUXITE; PROCEEDINGS OF THE 1984 BAUXITE SYMPOSIUM: LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, FEB. 27 - MARCH 1, 1984, AM. INST. MIN., METALL. AND PET. ENG., P. 387-407.CIMRI