Kaietur Falls, Potaro River, Kangaruma District, Potaro-Siparuni Region, Guyanai
Regional Level Types | |
---|---|
Kaietur Falls | - not defined - |
Potaro River | River |
Kangaruma District | District |
Potaro-Siparuni Region | Region |
Guyana | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
5° 10' 41'' North , 59° 28' 40'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Mahdia | 4,200 (2013) | 37.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
1970
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:1970:8
GUID (UUID V4):
77d59e4a-88d4-4606-b89a-3a6be8ab4c8f
Potarite was first found in a diamond placer on the Potaro river, near Kaieteur Falls, 170 km SSW of Georgetown.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Diamond Formula: C |
ⓘ Potarite (TL) Formula: PdHg Type Locality: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
---|---|---|---|
ⓘ | Potarite (TL) | 1.AD.25 | PdHg |
ⓘ | Diamond | 1.CB.10a | C |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
---|---|---|
C | ⓘ Diamond | C |
Pd | Palladium | |
Pd | ⓘ Potarite | PdHg |
Hg | Mercury | |
Hg | ⓘ Potarite | PdHg |
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Kaietur Falls, Potaro River, Kangaruma District, Potaro-Siparuni Region, Guyana