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Morro Da Esperanca

Producer in Parana, Brazil with commodities Quartz, Kaolin, Clay
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  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 10066499
MRDS ID TC42721
Record type Site
Current site name Morro Da Esperanca
Alternate or previous names Campo Largo, Bioatuva, Guabiroba

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -49.6657, -25.46407 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Parana(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Parana

Comments on the location information

  • ELLIPTICAL AREA ABOUT 20 KM LONG STRADDLING THE CURU RIVER; LAT/LONG FROM NIMA'S GEONAMES DATABASE FOR PARACURU.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Quartz Primary
Kaolin Primary
Clay Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Clay Ore
Kaolin Ore
Quartz Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Kaolinitization

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
    Rock unit name Costeiro Complex;Acungui Group;Guabirotuba Formation
    Rock description Costeiro Complex;Acungui Group;Guabirotuba Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -49.6657, -25.46407
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • LAGOONAL AND ALLUVIAL DEPOSITS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MEASURED RESERVES.
  • ORE TOTAL OF AREA; ORE (0) TO ORE (2) RESOURCES IN ORE DEPOSIT 0 TO ORE DEPOSIT 2.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CESAR, P. DE A.B., 1984, PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS: CONCEITOS, METODOLOGIA, E LISTAGEM, CAPITULO IX, IN GEOLOGIA DO BRASIL, EDS., C. SCHOBBENHAUS, D. DE A. CAMPOS, G.R. DERZE, AND H.E. ASMUS: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, P. 359-419

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE BODY 0 (CANA BRAVA): FLUVIAL REWORKED LACUSTRINE. ORE BODY 1 (LAGOA DOS PORCOS): OVERLAIN BY CLAY BED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1995 Wells, Tina M. U.S. Geological Survey

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