Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
SecondaryDiatomite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeMARINE CHEMICAL SEDIMENT
Deposit sizeL
Geology
StructureSECHURA DEPRESSION
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1951
Identification
Deposit ID60000445
MRDS IDI000316
Alternate namesBayovar
RegionSA
Data scoreD
Coordinates-5.99811, -80.49983
References
HARBEN, P.W., AND BATES, R.L., 1990, PHOSPHATE ROCK, IN INDUSTRIAL MINERALS GEOLOGY AND WORLD DEPOSITS: LONDON, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS DIVISION METAL BULLETIN PLC, P. 190-204.CHENEY, T.M., MCCLELLAN, G.H., AND MONTGOMERY, E.S., 1979, SECHURA PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, THEIR STRATIGRAPHY, ORIGIN, AND COMPOSITION: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 74, NO. 2, P. 232-259.KRAUSS AND OTHERS, 1984, INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY SUMMARY REPORT--PHOSPHATE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-C, 41 P.