Rio Amapari Tantalite

Occurrence in Amapa*, Brazil with commodities Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium)

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10068866
MRDS ID	W002135
Record type	Site
Current site name	Rio Amapari Tantalite

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-51.99916, 1.00155 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Amapa*(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Brazil	Amapa*

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Tantalum Critical	Primary
Niobium (Columbium) Critical	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Columbite	Ore

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite

Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-51.99916, 1.00155	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	W002135

Bibliographic references

Deposit

WRITTEN COMMUNICATION FROM M.G. WHITE

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	MINERAL SURVEY DONE BY COMPANHIA DE PESQUISA DE RECURSOS MINERALS IN 1972. RESERVES COLUMBITE TANTALITE ARE REPORTED NOT MORE THAN A FEW TONS.

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.