Malacacheta

Past Producer in Paraiba, Brazil with commodities Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Beryllium, Tin, Mica
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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062091
MRDS ID TC35298
Record type Site
Current site name Malacacheta
Alternate or previous names Morro Do Malacacheta

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -36.31277, -6.48054 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 0.5 KM NORTH OF PICUI.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Paraiba(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Paraiba

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Primary
Tantalum Critical Primary
Beryllium Critical Primary
Tin Critical Primary
Mica Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Beryl Ore
Cassiterite Ore
Mica Ore
Albite Gangue
Microcline Gangue
Muscovite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -36.31277, -6.48054

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 40M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Year of first production 1914

Comments on the production information

  • 1914-1918 OPERATED FOR MICA AND CASSITERITE; IN 1940'S OPERATED FOR BERYL AND TANTALITE-COLUMBITE.

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ZONED PEGMATITE.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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