The Merume River is a river of
Guyana
Guyana, officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern coast of South America, part of the historic British West Indies. entry "Guyana" Georgetown, Guyana, Georgetown is the capital of Guyana and is also the co ...
, a tributary of the
Kamarang River.
Merume is also the name of a nearby mountain, which is 30 miles east of
Mount Roraima
Mount Roraima (; ) is the highest of the Pacaraima chain of tepuis (table-top mountain) or plateaux in South America. It is located at the junction of Brazil, Guyana and Venezuela. A characteristic large flat-topped mountain surrounded by cliff ...
. Director Creek is a tributary of Merume River. First Falls is a feature of the river which also limits travel by boat.
Merumite was discovered in 1937 appearing as black grains among diamonds and gold in the river gravel.
In 1958, merumite was determined to be a complex aggregate of
eskolaite
Eskolaite is a rare chromium oxide mineral (chromium(III) oxide Cr2O3).
Discovery and occurrence
It was first described in 1958 for an occurrence in the Outokumpu, Finland, Outokumpu ore deposit of eastern Finland. It occurs in chromium bearing t ...
and chromium, X-ray diffraction data showed it contained eskolaite,
guyanaite, bracewellite, grimaldiite, and mcconnellite.
Kamakusa was a settlement along the river, and formerly a government center.
See also
*
List of rivers of Guyana
This is a list of rivers in Guyana.
By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.
Atlantic Ocean
*''Amazon River'' (Brazil)
**''Negro River'' (Brazil)
***''Branc ...
References
Bibliography
*Rand McNally, ''The New International Atlas'', 1993.
Rivers of Guyana
{{Rivers of Guyana