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Passo Da Conceicao

Producer in Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil with commodities Limestone, High Calcium, Dolomite
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  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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062040
MRDS ID TC35225
Record type Site
Current site name Passo Da Conceicao
Alternate or previous names Paso Da Conceicao, Candiota, Santo Do Inhame, Aroeira, Terrinhas-Jaiba

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -53.64907, -31.56404 (WGS84)
Relative position 50 KM SE OF BAJE.

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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, High Calcium Primary
Dolomite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Dolomite Ore
Limestone Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Porongos Group
    Rock description Porongos Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -53.64907, -31.56404
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form STRATIFORM

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Total resources 82400000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Limestone, High Calcium CaO 22 wt-pct Limestone Major 1984

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

  • Reserve-Resource

    CESAR AND OTHERS, 1984.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE TALC IS A MEDIUM SIZED DEPOSIT.

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

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