| Deposit ID | 10062092 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC35299 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Urubu |
| Alternate or previous names | Morro Do Urubu |
| Geographic coordinates: | -36.31277, -6.35444 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
| Relative position | 3 KM NORTH OF PICUI. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Paraiba(province)
Brazil(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Brazil | Paraiba |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Niobium (Columbium) Critical | Primary |
| Tantalum Critical | Primary |
| Beryllium Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Beryl | Ore |
| Albite | Gangue |
| Microcline | Gangue |
| Muscovite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Spessartite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite |
| (1) | -36.31277, -6.35444 |
|---|
| Thickness | 20M |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1937 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC35299 |
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ZONED PEGMATITE, BERYL IS RELATIVELY RARE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1994 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.