Serra Do Assurua'

Occurrence in Bahia, Brazil with commodity Platinum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038300
MRDS ID M045629
Record type Site
Current site name Serra Do Assurua'

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: -41.70288, -12.47287 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bahia(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Bahia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Platinum Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) -41.70288, -12.47287

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LUMB, 1920, P. 53

  • Deposit

    CARNEIRO, A.J., 1908

  • Deposit

    IMPERIAL INSTITUTE, 1936, PLATINUM AND ALLIED METALS: MINERAL RES. DEPT. GREAT BRITAIN, LONDON, P. 107

  • Deposit

    QUIRING, 1962, DIE METALLISCHEN ROHSTOFFE: PLATINMETALLE 16 BAND, ENKE VERLAG STUTTGART, P. 116

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1975 Balcom, Raymond H. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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