Itamaguari Gypsite

Prospect in Para, Brazil with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023842
MRDS ID I004027
Record type Site
Current site name Itamaguari Gypsite

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -55.36591, -3.84821 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Para(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Para

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock
    Rock unit name Nova Olina Formation
    Rock description Nova Olina Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -55.36591, -3.84821

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form STRATIFORM

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Cia Pesquisa De Recursos Minerais
    First year 1993

Comments on development

  • PROPERTY FOR LEASE IN 1993.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1993, MINERAL INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES, IN WORLD OF MINERALS: NO. 313, P. 14, 17.

  • Deposit

    CESAR, P. DE A.B., 1984, PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS: CONCEITOS, METODOLOGIA E LISTAGEM (CAPITULO IX), IN SCHOBBENHAUSS, C.D., DE A. CAMPOS, G.R. DERZE, AND H.E. ASMUS, EDS., GEOLOGICO DO BRAZIL, TEXTO EXPLICATIVO DO MAPA GEOLOGICO DO BRAZIL E DA AREA OCEANICA ADJACENTE INCLUINDO DEPOSITOS MINERAIS, DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, BRASILIA, P. 359-419, ESCALA 1:2,500,000.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1993; CESAR, 1984.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1994 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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