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Guarimba

VE / Bolivar
•6.18376, -61.50687View on MapOpen in Google Maps
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About this location

Guarimba is a historic mining site in Bolivar, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The mineralization is hosted in Andesite. Reported specimens include Calcite, Chlorite, Gold, Pyrite, Quartz; logged ore minerals are Gold, Pyrite; gangue is recorded as Calcite, Chlorite, Quartz.

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Found Here

CalciteChloriteGoldPyriteQuartz

Geology and deposit

Host rock
Andesite
Orebody form
BLANKETS/SHEAR
Deposit model
273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Ore minerals
GoldPyrite
Gangue minerals
CalciteChloriteQuartz

Mining history

Status
Past Producer

Records and references

Cited references

ANON., 1993, EARLY WORK ON GUARIMBA: MINING JOURNAL LONDON, DECEMBER 10, 1993, P. 400CIMRI

Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10064984 — view the source record

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Coordinates: 6.18376, -61.50687

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