Rio Claro Diamonds

Occurrence in Goias, Brazil with commodity Diamond

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
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	10068870
MRDS ID	W002140
Record type	Site
Current site name	Rio Claro Diamonds

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-50.89911, -16.29765 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Goias(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Brazil	Goias

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Diamond	Primary

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Plutonic Rock > Alkalic Intrusive Rock

Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-50.89911, -16.29765	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	W002140

Bibliographic references

Deposit

WRITTEN COMMUNICATION WITH M.G. WHITE

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	THE DIAMOND GRAVELS OF RIO CLARO HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED AMONG THE MOST DIAMONIFEROUS IN BRAZIL. THE RIO CLARO CUTS THRU AREA OF TIRA-PRESSA INTRUSIVE. A PROSPECTOR REPORTS FINDING A DIAMOND IN THE HEADWATERS OF A CREEK WITHIN THE AREA OF PERIDOTITE OF THE INTRUSIVE-THIS RELATES TO THE POSSIBLE SOURCE OF THE DIAMONDS IN THE REGION.

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.