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Capivarita

Occurrence in Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil with commodities Limestone, High Calcium, Clay, Kaolin, Silica, Aluminum
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062044
MRDS ID TC35229
Record type Site
Current site name Capivarita
Alternate or previous names Cerro Do Barro, Com Marcos, Passo Dos Moiroes, Varzea, Passo Novo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -52.49905, -30.39736 (WGS84)

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

Comments on the location information

  • ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS GIVEN ARE (30-18S, 052-18W) AND (30-23S, 052-30W).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, High Calcium Primary
Clay Secondary
Kaolin Secondary
Silica Primary
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Clay Ore
Kaolin Ore
Limestone Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Anorthosite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Metamorphic Migmatic Complex Of Rio Grande Do Sol
    Rock description Metamorphic Migmatic Complex Of Rio Grande Do Sol

Nearby scientific data

(1) -52.49905, -30.39736
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Total resources 1800000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Limestone, High Calcium CaO 30 wt-pct Limestone Major 1984
    Silica SiO2 48 wt-pct Silica Major 1984
    Aluminum Al2O3 38 wt-pct Aluminum Major 1984

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • INFERRED RESOURCE OF LIMESTONE OF 44 MILLION TONS AT 30-32% CAO.

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

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