| Deposit ID | 10068860 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002129 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ouro Preto Bauxite |
| Geographic coordinates: | -43.49894, -20.3808 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Minas Gerais(province)
Brazil(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Brazil | Minas Gerais |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bauxite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -43.49894, -20.3808 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W002129 |
WRITTEN COMMUNICATION FROM M.G. WHITE
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE BAUXITE IS A PINK TO RED COLOR (FROM IRON CONTENT OF PARENT ROCK), LIGHTER COLORED BAUXITE HAS A HIGHER SILICA CONTENT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1974 | Warfle, Thomas M. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.