Churuata (Record #169) rare-earth element deposit in Amazonas, Venezuela

Churuata

Alkalic igneous rare earth element deposit in Amazonas, Venezuela

Geographic location

Country	Venezuela
State or province	Amazonas
Geographic location:	-65.466667, 3.45
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Location references

Woolley, A.R., 1987, Alkaline rocks and carbonatites of the world; Part 1, North and South America: London, United Kingdom, British Museum of Natural History, 216 p.

Geologic characteristics

Deposit type	Alkalic igneous
Age of deposit	Proterozoic-- 1300 Ma
REE minerals	monazite bastnäsite pyrochlore
Ore minerals	uranium thorium zircon tin
Gangue minerals	aegirine arfvedsonite sodalite biotite nepheline riebeckite
Host rock types	alkaline granite syenite quartz syenite nepheline syenite sandstone

Nearby scientific information

Geologic map unit	-65.466666666667, 3.45
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Economic information

Status	Occurrence

Comments

High values for U, Th, REE, Zr, and Sn have been detected in associated laterites. Intrusion centered on very large NW-SE-trending fault.

Bibliographic references

Soares, M.A., 1985, Estudio petrografico de la estructurea alcalinia La Churuata, Territoria Fereral Amazonas: VI Congreso Geologico Venezolano, p. 2117-2157.
Woolley, A.R., 1987, Alkaline rocks and carbonatites of the world; Part 1, North and South America: London, United Kingdom, British Museum of Natural History, 216 p.