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Bom Jesus Do Itabapoana

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023250
MRDS ID I000045
Record type Site
Current site name Bom Jesus Do Itabapoana

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -41.6489, -21.19744 (WGS84)

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

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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Costeiro Complex
    Rock description Costeiro Complex
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean

Nearby scientific data

(1) -41.6489, -21.19744
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Total resources 627000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Beryllium Beo 0.55 wt-pct Beryllium Major 1982

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THE 1982 GRADE WAS ESTIMATED BY ORRIS ASSUMMING THAT 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.

  • Deposit

    AZEVEDO BRANCO, P.C. DE, 1984, PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS: CONCEITOS, METODOLOGIA E LISTAGEM, IN SCHOBBENHAUS, CARLOS, ALMEIDA CAMPOS, DIOGENES DE, DERZE, G.R., AND ASMUS, H.E., COORDS., GEOLOGIA DO BRASIL: BRASILIA, BRAZIL, DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, P. 360-419.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    GRIFFITHS, 1985; AZEVEDO BRANCO, 1984.

Reporter information

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

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