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Aguamena and Boquerons

VE / Bolivar
6.22067, -67.33481View on MapOpen in Google Maps
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Aguamena and Boquerons is a mineral prospect in Bolivar, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. USGS records describe it as a PLACER, ALLUVIAL deposit. Reported specimens include Cassiterite, Iron, Rutile, Wolframite, Zircon.

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CassiteriteIronRutileWolframiteZircon

Geology and deposit

Deposit type
PLACER, ALLUVIAL

Mining history

Status
Prospect
Production size
Small

Records and references

Cited references

RODRIGUEZ, M., S.E., 1986, RECURSOS MINERALES DE VENEZUELA: MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS BOLETIN DE 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. AARDEN, H.M., AND DAVIDSON, M.T., 1977, MINERALES DE ESTANO, NIOBIO, TANTALO, Y TITANIO EN LA ZONA DEL CANO AGUAMENA, ESTADO BOLIVAR, ANALIZADOS CON MICROSONDA DE ELECTRONES: V CONGRESO GEOLOGICO VENEZOLANO, MEMORIA, TOMO III, TEMA II, P. 919-940. PEREZ, H.G., SALAZAR, R., PENALOZA, A., AND RODRIGUEZ, S.E., (1985?), EVALUACION GEOECONOMICA DE LOS ALUVIONES QUE PRESENTAN MINERALES DE TI, SN, NB, Y TA EN EL AREA DE BOQUERONES Y AGUAMENA, DISTRITO CEDENO DEL ESTADO BOLIVAR Y TERRITORIO FEDERAL AMAZONAS: MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS, DIRECCION DE GEOLOGIA, DIV. DE RECURSOS MINERALES, P. 587-602. RODRIGUEZ, S.E., AND PEREZ, H., 1982, NB, TA, AND SN MINERALIZATION RELATED TO GRANITIC MAGMATISM IN WESTERN BOLIVAR STATE, VENEZUELA: IN VI SIMPOSIUM INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON THE GENESIS OF ORE DEPOSITS, IAGOD, TBILISI, U.R.S.S., SEPT. 1982. RODRIGUEZ, S.E., 1987, VENEZUELA (OVERVIEW OF CURRENT MINING TRENDS ARTICLE): INTERNATIONAL MINING MAGAZINE.

Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 60001333view the source record

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Coordinates: 6.22067, -67.33481

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