Morro Dos Marruas

Occurrence in Alagoas, Brazil with commodity Asbestos
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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10066954
MRDS ID TC43302
Record type Site
Current site name Morro Dos Marruas

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -36.88221, -9.91453 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 9 KM SW OF JIRAU DO PONCIANO.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alagoas(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Alagoas

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Antigorite Gangue
Enstatite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Talc Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Vaza-Barris Group
    Rock description Vaza-Barris Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -36.88221, -9.91453

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Anticline

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
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, DEPARTMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, BRASILIA, 226P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BODIES 20-40 M LONG PARALLEL TO STRUCTURES.

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.