Zonas potenciales de caolín en el estado Bolívar, Venezuela

This study is to collect information regarding major metallogenic aspects of Kaolin deposits with certain commercial possibilities in the northeastern part of Bolivar state. This article describes the geological, physicochemical and genesis of kaolin deposits that developed in an economically significant in geological provinces of the Guayana Shield. A portion of these Kaolin deposits have been exploited in the region of Upata and Km 88 in the 1990s for the production of refractory and ceramic products, however, there are many deposits of Kaolin with geo-economic potential that currently do not known geological reserves and commercial quality. It describes the main physicochemical characteristics of kaolin and its most striking applications.