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Director Creek, Cuyuni-Mazaruni Region, Guyanai
Regional Level Types
Director CreekCreek
Cuyuni-Mazaruni RegionRegion
GuyanaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
5° 47' 28'' North , 59° 58' 36'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
5.79131,-59.97685
GeoHash:
G#: d9j2gnq0y
GRN:
N04W42
Type:
Creek
Köppen climate type:
Af : Tropical rainforest climate
Mindat Locality ID:
261360
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:261360:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Merumite deposits for approximately 2kms in a north-south direction on the eastern side of the Merume River.

Director creek flows south from the Merume River and almost rejoins the river halfway along Robello Ridge.

Co-ordinates are for the approximate centre of Robello Ridge at the upper reaches of Director Creek.

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4 valid minerals. 1 (FRL) - first recorded locality of unapproved mineral/variety/etc.

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ⓘ Diamond
Formula: C
ⓘ 'Merumite' (FRL)
Type Locality:
Description: Most of the merumite is found in this smaller river than Mreume River (Charles Milton et al., 1967.
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Milky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
ⓘ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
ⓘDiamond1.CB.10aC
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Milky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTopaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ'Merumite' (TL)-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
BBoron
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
Cⓘ DiamondC
OOxygen
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oⓘ Quartz var. Milky QuartzSiO2
FFluorine
Fⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Siⓘ Quartz var. Milky QuartzSiO2
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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References

Milton, C., Appleman, D. E., Appleman, M. H., Chao, E. C. T., Cuttitta, F., Dinnin, J. I., Dwornik, E. J., Ingram, B. L. and Rose, H. J., Jr. (1976) Merumite, a complex assemblage of chromium minerals from Guyana. U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 887: 1-29.
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