Bolivar
Occurrence

San Isidro Iron Quadrilateral

Bolivar, Venezuela
Iron
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Commodities
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeBANDED IRON FORMATION
Model188: Algoma Fe
Deposit sizeL
Geology
StructureLARGE ISOCLINAL ANTICLINES WITH AXES TRENDING E-W, AND SHEARED SYNCLINES, RANGES TRENDING NE-SW AND CONFORMING TO THE REGIONAL MORPHOTECTONIC PATTERN.
AlterationLATERIZATION
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1948
Identification
Deposit ID60001746
MRDS IDW026853
Alternate namesCuadrilatero Ferrifero De San Isidro, San Joaquin, Los Barrancos I and Ii, Maria Luisa, El Trueno, Piacoa, Las Adjuntas, Punto Del Cerro, Santa Barbara, Sna Isiddro, Los Bauancos Ii, Cerro Sa, Las Pailas, Las GrullasLos Bauancos I
RegionSA
Data scoreD
Coordinates7.4179, -63.16611
References
ALVARADO, BENJAMIN, 1970, IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF SOUTH AMERICA, IN SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES -- OCCURRENCE AND APPRAISAL: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P. 302-380.FERENCIC, ANTE J., 1969, GEOLOGY OF THE SAN ISIDRO IRON ORE DEPOSIT, VENEZUELA: MINERALIUM DEPOSITA, V. 4, NO. 3, P. 283-297.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.SANCHEZ, H., URBINA, P., BLANCHIN, R., 1991, ESTIMATION DES RESERVES GLOBALES, CERRO SAN ISIDRO, VENEZUELA: CENTRE D'ETUDES SUPERIEURS DES TECHNIQUES MINERES: THESIS, UNNUMBERED PAGES.