Vale Do Coxo

Producer in Bahia, Brazil with commodity Gemstone
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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10066932
MRDS ID TC43276
Record type Site
Current site name Vale Do Coxo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -40.44893, -11.18115 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 6 KM W OF JACOBINA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bahia(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Bahia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gemstone Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • CRYSTALS WITH DIAMETERS OF 1-2 CM, BUT UP TO 5 CM.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Amethyst Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
    Rock unit name Rio Do Ouro Formation, Unit 1, Jacobina Group
    Rock description Rio Do Ouro Formation, Unit 1, Jacobina Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -40.44893, -11.18115

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form VUGS UP TO 1-2 M IN DIAMETER

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BRUNI, M.A.L., 1976, CARTA GEOLOGICA DO BRASIL AO MILIONESIMO, FOLHA ARACAJU (SC-24): MINISTERIO DAS MINAS E ENERGIA, DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, BRASILIA, 226P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1995 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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