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Estiva

Producer in Goias, Brazil with commodity Quartz
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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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062077
MRDS ID TC35275
Record type Site
Current site name Estiva

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -48.04046, -13.73329 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 350 KM NE OF GOIANA, 31 KM SSW OF CAVALCANTE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Goias(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Goias

Comments on the location information

  • 2 GROUPS OF DEPOSITS 2 KM APART.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Quartz Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Ore
Clay Gangue
Iron Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) -48.04046, -13.73329
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Large Open Folds (Up To Several Km Across) With Wide Areas Of Horizontal Bedding, Trend N30w To N15e.

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Comments on the geologic information

  • MOST DEPOSITS OCCUR NEAR CONTACT BETWEEN MASSIVE AND THIN-BEDDED QUARTZITE UNITS. SW GROUP ASSOCIATED WITH NW TRENDING MONOCLINAL FOLD. NW GROUP STOCKWORKS OF STEEPLY DIPPING MASSIVE QUARTZ BODIES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Cavalcante-Tocantins District

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE, INTERMITTENT PRODUCER.

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1994 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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