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Found Here
Geology and deposit
- Deposit type
- DISSEMINATED, STRATABOUND
2 FAULT SYSTEMS: ONE WITH STRIKE N35E WHICH OCCURRED DURING THE CEN, OTHER, SYNGENETIC WITH FIRST, WITH NW-SE STRIKE, OCA FAULT, SANTA MARIA FAULT, LINEAMENTS OF THE CESAR VALLEY,CERREJON FAULT
TIGRE-PERIJA FAULTS TO THE W
Mining history
- Status
- Occurrence
- Production size
- Medium
Records and 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. BELLIZZIA G., A., PIMENTEL DE BELLIZZIA, N., AND RODRIGUEZ, S., 1981, RECURSOS MINERALES DE VENEZUELA Y SU RELACION A LA METALOGENESIS: MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA, PUBLICACION ESPECIAL, NO. 8, P. 6-77. COMMISSION FOR THE GEOLOGICAL MAP OF THE WORLD, 1983, METALLOGENIC MAP OF SOUTH AMERICA, 1:5,000,000, EXPLANATORY TEXT: CARACAS, 88 P.
Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 60001335 — view the source record
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Location on Map
Coordinates: 10.38436, -72.44963
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