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Morro Dois Irmaos Asbestos

Past Producer in Goias, Brazil with commodity Asbestos
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069062
MRDS ID W002349
Record type Site
Current site name Morro Dois Irmaos Asbestos
Alternate or previous names Pontalina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -49.39908, -17.48093 (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
Asbestos Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • THE ASBESTOS PRODUCED HERE IS USED FOR ROOFING, PIPES, AND SINKS.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chrysotile Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Serpentinization

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 18
USGS model code 8d
Deposit model name Serpentine-hosted asbestos

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite
    Rock unit name Araxa Group
    Rock description Araxa Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mesoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mesoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -49.39908, -17.48093
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Total resources 650000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Asbestos Asbestos 1 wt-pct Asbestos Major 1984

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    POMERENE, J.B., 1967, MONTHLY REPORT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BRAZIL PROJECT, FEBRUARY, 1967.

  • Deposit

    AZEVEDO BRANCO, P.C. DE, 1984, PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS: CONCEITOS, METODOLOGIA E LISTAGEM, IN SCHOBBENHAUS, CARLOS, ALMEIDA CAMPOS, DIOGENES DE, DERZE, G.R., AND ASMUS, H.E., COORDS., GEOLOGIA DO BRASIL: BRASILIA, BRAZIL, DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, P. 360-419.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    AZEVEDO BRANCO, 1984.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE CHRYSOTILE OCCURS AS CROSS-FIBER AND SLIP-FIBER IN SHEARS AND JOINTS IN THE HOST ROCK. THE ULTRABASIC ROCKS ALSO CONTAIN A SMALL AMOUNT OF CU.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1974 Warfle, Thomas M. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUN-1991 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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