Catende Pegmatite Beryl

Occurrence in Bahia, Brazil with commodity Beryllium

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	10069077
MRDS ID	W002379
Record type	Site
Current site name	Catende Pegmatite Beryl

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-40.89892, -15.5643 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bahia(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Brazil	Bahia

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Beryllium Critical	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Beryl	Ore

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-40.89892, -15.5643	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	W002379

Bibliographic references

Deposit

MONTHLY REPORT, BRAZIL PROJECT, APRIL 1969, HEDLUND, D.C

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	THE CATENDE PEGMATITE GROUP IS LOCATED ABOUT 4 KM SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF ENCRUZILHADA NEAR MORRO DO FUME. THREE POORLY EXPOSED PEGMATITES THAT STRIKE N10W TO N20E HAVE BEEN PROSPECTED FOR BERYL BUT NONE ARE PRESENTLY BEING WORKED.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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