Palmas

Producer in Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil with commodity Limestone, General
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 10062039
MRDS ID TC35224
Record type Site
Current site name Palmas
Alternate or previous names Palma, Villa Santa Isabel, Pedreiras.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -52.93238, -31.99735 (WGS84)
Relative position NEAR THE CITIES OF PEDRO OSORIO AND ARROIO GRANDE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rio Grande Do Sul(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Rio Grande Do Sul
Brazil Rio Grande Do Sul

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limestone Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Metamorphic-Migmatic Complex Of Rio Grande Do Sul
    Rock description Metamorphic-Migmatic Complex Of Rio Grande Do Sul
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean

Nearby scientific data

(1) -52.93238, -31.99735

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • 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

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1993 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1993 Lopez, Tony U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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