Serra Do Inacio

Producer in Pernambuco, Brazil with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
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 10066973
MRDS ID TC43327
Record type Site
Current site name Serra Do Inacio

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -40.43227, -8.0313 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 10 KM NE OF SOCORRO.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pernambuco(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Pernambuco

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • KAOLIN IS WELL CRYSTALLIZED AND THE CRUDE KAOLIN HAS A BRILLIANCE BETWEEN 60 AND 90.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anhydrite Ore
Gypsum Ore

Analytical data

Result 66.78% GYPSUM, 19.19% ANHYDRITE

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
    Rock unit name Santana Formation
    Rock description Santana Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -40.43227, -8.0313

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BED
    Thickness 12M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SUITABLE FOR OPEN-PIT EXPLORATION.

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 EXTENSIVE RESIDUAL MANTOS IN CONTACT WITH LATERIZED METAMORPHIC ROCKS AND OFTEN COVERED BY YOUNG SEDIMENTS OF RIO CUYUNI. THE THICKNESS OF THE MANTOS EXCEDES 30 M IN PLACES.

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.