| Merume River | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Location | |
| Country | Guyana |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Kamarang River |
The Merume River is a river of Guyana, a tributary of the Kamarang River.
Merume is also the name of a nearby mountain, [1] which is 30 miles east of Mount Roraima. [2] Director Creek is a tributary of Merume River. First Falls is a feature of the river which also limits travel by boat. [3]
Merumite was discovered in 1937 appearing as black grains among diamonds and gold in the river gravel. [3] In 1958, merumite was determined to be a complex aggregate of eskolaite and chromium, X-ray diffraction data showed it contained eskolaite, guyanaite, bracewellite, grimaldiite, and mcconnellite. [4]
Kamakusa was a settlement along the river, and formerly a government center. [3]
See also
References
- ^ Whitely, Henry (1884). "Explorations in the Neighbourhood of Mounts Roraima and Kukenam, in British Guiana". Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and Monthly Record of Geography. 6 (8): 452. doi: 10.2307/1800725. ISSN 0266-626X.
- ^ Tate, G. H. H. (1930). "Notes on the Mount Roraima Region". Geographical Review. 20 (1): 61. doi: 10.2307/209126. ISSN 0016-7428.
- ^ a b c Milton, Charles; Narain, Sat (1969-12-01). "Merumite occurrence in Guyana". Economic Geology. 64 (8): 910–914. doi: 10.2113/gsecongeo.64.8.910. ISSN 1554-0774.
- ^ Shpachenko, A. K.; Sorokhtina, N. V.; Chukanov, N. V.; Gorshkov, A. N.; Sivtsov, A. V. (2006-07-01). "Genesis and compositional characteristics of natural γ-CrOOH". Geochemistry International. 44 (7): 681–689. doi: 10.1134/S0016702906070056. ISSN 1556-1968.
Bibliography
- Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
5°53′N 59°53′W / 5.883°N 59.883°W
