Churuata Uranium Occurrence

VE / Amazonas

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Churuata Uranium Occurrence is a known mineral occurrence in Amazonas*, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. USGS records describe a Sedimentary deposit hosted in Roraima Group (Sandstone). Reported specimens include Aegirine, Bastnaesite, Biotite, Cassiterite, Monazite, Riebeckite; logged ore minerals are Aegirine, Bastnaesite, Biotite, Monazite, Riebeckite, Zircon.

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Found Here

AegirineBastnaesiteBiotiteCassiteriteMonaziteRiebeckiteZircon

Geology and deposit

Deposit type: Sedimentary
Host rock: Roraima Group — Sandstone
Associated rock: Quartz Syenite, Nepheline Syenite, Granite

Ore minerals

AegirineBastnaesiteBiotiteMonaziteRiebeckiteZircon

Structure

Very Large Fault Trending Nw-Se, Extending S Into Brazil And Lying On The Eastern Edge Of The Roraima Structure, Circular Structure 2.5 Km In Diameter

Mining history

Status: Occurrence

Records and references

Cited references

SOARES, M.A., 1985, ESTUDIO PETROGRAFICO DE LA ESTRUCTURA ALCALINA LA CHURUATA, TERRITORIA FEDERAL AMAZONAS: VI CONGRESO GEOLOGICO VENEZOLANO, P. 2117-2157. SOARES, M.A., 1981, IN WOOLEY, A.R., 1987, ALKALINE ROCKS AND CARBONATITES OF THE WORLD, PART I: NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PRESS, AUSTIN, 216 P. CIMRI

Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10060462 — view the source record

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Coordinates: 3.55863, -65.48808

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