Valenca

Occurrence in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil with commodity Beryllium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023247
MRDS ID I000041
Record type Site
Current site name Valenca

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -43.7156, -22.24742 (WGS84)
Relative position SITE IS NNW OF RIO DE JANEIRO.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rio De Janeiro(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Rio De Janeiro

Comments on the location information

  • LATITUDE-LONGITUDE IS FOR THE TOWN OF VALENCA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Beryllium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Beryl Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 33
USGS model code 13a
Deposit model name Be-Li pegmatites

Nearby scientific data

(1) -43.7156, -22.24742

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Total resources 564000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Beryllium Beo 0.46 wt-pct Beryllium Major 1982

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THE 1982 GRADE WAS ESTIMATED BY ORRIS ASSUMMING BERYL CONTAINS 4.65% BEO ON AVERAGE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GRIFFITHS, JOYCE, 1985, BERYLLIUM MINERALS- DEMAND STRONG FOR MINIATURIZATION: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 213, P. 41-51

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    GRIFFITHS, 1985.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1987 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.