Santa Cruz

Occurrence in Espirito Santo, Brazil with commodities Zirconium, Titanium, Metal, Thorium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061774
MRDS ID TC34734
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Cruz

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -40.14888, -19.96414 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Espirito Santo(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Espirito Santo

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zirconium Critical Primary
Titanium, Metal Critical Primary
Thorium Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Monazite Ore
Zircon Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock
    Rock unit name Barreiras Group
    Rock description Barreiras
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -40.14888, -19.96414

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

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

  • Reserve-Resource

    CESAR (1984).

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.