Ouro Preto Bauxite

Occurrence in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodity Aluminum
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068860
MRDS ID W002129
Record type Site
Current site name Ouro Preto Bauxite

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -43.49894, -20.3808 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Minas Gerais(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Minas Gerais

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -43.49894, -20.3808

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WRITTEN COMMUNICATION FROM M.G. WHITE

General comments

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.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Warfle, Thomas M. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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