Commodities
PrimaryKaolin, Aluminum
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formBLANKET
Materials
Ore mineralsBauxite, Illite, Kaolin, Kaolinite, Montmorillonite
GangueGibbsite, Hematite, Mica, Quartz, Rutile
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Tectonic settingPrec Guyana Shield
AlterationLow Grade Greenschist Metamorphism; Tropical Weathering
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10096951
MRDS IDI000216
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates5.41797, -58.16597
References
RUSSELL, ALISON, 1989, GUYANA'S INDUSTRIAL MINERALS--GOLD TO SPUR INVESTMENT?: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 260, P. 61-67.FENTON, ALLISON, 1991, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS DEVELOPMENT IN SOME CARICOM COUNTRIES, IN DRAKAPOULOS, YOLANDA, ED., PROCEEDINGS OF AN INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM--CARIBBEAN INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: NEW FRONTIERS FOR INVESTMENT: JOURNAL OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF JAMAICA, SPECIAL ISSUE 11, P. 1-6.CIMRIRUSSELL, 1989.