Rio Jenipapo

Occurrence in Piaui, Brazil with commodity Uranium

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10061754
MRDS ID	TC34706
Record type	Site
Current site name	Rio Jenipapo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-42.03231, -4.94813 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Piaui(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Brazil	Piaui

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Uranium	Primary

Analytical data

Result	300 COUNTS PER SECOND.

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated

Host

Rock type

Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone

Rock unit name

Longa Formation

Rock description

Longa Formation

Stratigraphic age (youngest)	Late Devonian
Stratigraphic age (youngest)	Late Devonian

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-42.03231, -4.94813	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC34706

Bibliographic references

Deposit

CESAR, P. DE A.B., 1984, PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS: CONCEITOS, METODOLOGIA, E LISTAGEM, CAPITULO IX, IN GEOLOGIA DO BRASIL, EDS., C. SCHOBBENHAUS, D. DE A. CAMPOS, G.R. DERZE, AND H.E. ASMUS: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, PP. 359-419
Other Database

CIMRI

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-AUG-1992	Page, Norman J.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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