Cerro Impacto

Cerro Impacto

Carbonatite with residual enrichment rare earth element deposit in Bolivar, Venezuela

Deposit type: Carbonatite with residual enrichment

REE minerals: bastnäsite, florencite, monazite, perovskite

Ore minerals: pyrochlore, goyazite, rutile, (Th, Zn, Nb)

Gangue minerals: kaolinite, goethite, quartzbarite

Host rock types: laterite, carbonatite, fenite

Average grade: 0.1-11% REO

Status: Potential resource

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Resource estimates:

References

1. https://en.wikipedia.org

2. http://mrdata.usgs.gov/ree/show-ree.php?rec_id=118