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Bauxite - Brazil

Occurrence in Brazil with commodity Aluminum
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  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. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068721
MRDS ID W001960
Record type Site
Current site name Bauxite - Brazil

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: -53.089, -10.77098 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Brazil

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Ore

Analytical data

Result AL2O3 - 35.2%, IRON - 26.4%, SIO2 - 3.5%, MN, P, S - TRACE

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) -53.089, -10.77098
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Gandarela Syncline

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR LAYERS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Lagoa Grande Plateau

Comments on the workings information

  • THICKNESS AND HORIZONTAL EXTENT UNKNOWN BECAUSE OF SOIL COVER AND THICK OVERGROWTH

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1973 Bannigan, Jane L. U.S. Geological Survey

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