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Cerro Bolívar, Angostura Municipality, Bolívar, Venezuela i
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Cerro Bolívar Mine
Angostura Municipality Municipality
Bolívar State
Venezuela Country

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Cerro Bolívar	Mine
Angostura Municipality	Municipality
Bolívar	State
Venezuela	Country

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Limonite, etc.

Cerro Bolívar, Angostura Municipality, Bolívar, Venezuela

Hematite

Cerro Bolívar, Angostura Municipality, Bolívar, Venezuela

Limonite, etc.

Cerro Bolívar, Angostura Municipality, Bolívar, Venezuela

Hematite

Cerro Bolívar, Angostura Municipality, Bolívar, Venezuela

Limonite, etc.

Cerro Bolívar, Angostura Municipality, Bolívar, Venezuela

Hematite

Cerro Bolívar, Angostura Municipality, Bolívar, Venezuela

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

7° 27' 28'' North , 63° 23' 18'' West

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

7.45779,-63.38854

GRN:

N05W44

Area:

6.0 km²

Type:

Mine

Deposit first discovered:

1947

Age:

33.9 to 20 Ma

Geologic Time:

Cenozoic : Oligocene to Miocene

Reference for age:

Ruckmick, J.C. (1963) The iron ores of Cerro Bolivar, Venezuela. Economic Geology, 58:2, 218-236.

Köppen climate type:

Aw : Tropical savanna, wet

Mindat Locality ID:

307128

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:307128:4

GUID (UUID V4):

A hill of iron ore in the Guiana Highlands. It is thought to contain 250,000,000 tons of high-grade ore.

Cerro Bolívar is a large iron ore mine first discovered circa 1947.

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ⓘ Iron

ⓘ Iron - Magnetite

Mineral List

3 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Chert

ⓘ Quartzite

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ⓘ Goethite

Formula: Fe³⁺O(OH)

References:

[https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/segweb/economicgeology/article-abstract/58/2/218/17176/the-iron-ores-of-cerro-bolivar-venezuela].

Ruckmick, J.C. (1963) The iron ores of Cerro Bolivar, Venezuela. Economic Geology, 58:2, 218-236.

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe₂O₃

References:

[https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/segweb/economicgeology/article-abstract/58/2/218/17176/the-iron-ores-of-cerro-bolivar-venezuela].

Ruckmick, J.C. (1963) The iron ores of Cerro Bolivar, Venezuela. Economic Geology, 58:2, 218-236.

ⓘ 'Limonite'

References:

Charlie Smith Collection

ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

References:

[https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/segweb/economicgeology/article-abstract/58/2/218/17176/the-iron-ores-of-cerro-bolivar-venezuela].

Ruckmick, J.C. (1963) The iron ores of Cerro Bolivar, Venezuela. Economic Geology, 58:2, 218-236.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Goethite	4.00.	Fe³⁺O(OH)
ⓘ	Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Hematite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Limonite'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
O	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
Fe	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerro_Bol%C3%ADvar
Wikidata ID:	Q5064865
Link to USGS MRDS:	10111256

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References

mining-atlas.com (n.d.) https://mining-atlas.com/operation/Cerro-Bolivar-Iron-Ore-Mine.php

Ruckmick, J.C. (1963) The iron ores of Cerro Bolivar, Venezuela. Economic Geology, 58:2, 218-236.

Ruckmick, J.C. (1964) The iron ores of Cerro Bolivar, Venezuela [discussion]. Economic Geology, 59(2), 330-332 [doi.org/10.2113/gsecongeo.59.2.330].

Diaz, C.V., Araya, L. (2009) Evaluación de las Reservas Geológicas del Yacimiento C2-NE del Cerro Bolívar, Municipio Raul Leoni, Estado Bolívar. Geominas, 37(49), 149-153 (in Portuguese).

www.britannica.com (2015) https://www.britannica.com/place/Cerro-Bolivar

pubs.geoscienceworld.org (n.d.) https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/segweb/economicgeology/article-abstract/58/2/218/17176/the-iron-ores-of-cerro-bolivar-venezuela?redirectedFrom=fulltext

mrdata.usgs.gov (n.d.) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep_id=10111256

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Cerro Bolívar, Angostura Municipality, Bolívar, Venezuela i
Regional Level Types
Cerro Bolívar Mine
Angostura Municipality Municipality
Bolívar State
Venezuela Country