| Deposit ID | 10069078 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002380 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ipira Graphite |
| Geographic coordinates: | -39.73225, -12.16444 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bahia(province)
Brazil(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Brazil | Bahia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Graphite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Graphite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| (1) | -39.73225, -12.16444 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W002380 |
MONTHLY REPORT, BRAZIL PROJECT, MARCH 1969, HEDLUND, D.C
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT TYPE INFERRED |
| Deposit | A FEW PIECES OF WEATHERED GRAPHITIC GNEISS ARE MIXED WITH SOIL IN THE EARTH DAM OF THE CITY POND-SCRAPED UP BY THE BULLDOZER WHILE MAKING THE SHALLOW EXCAVATION FOR THE RESERVOIR. THE SMALL AMOUNT OF GRAPHITE IN THE DAM SUGGESTS, EITHER THERE IS ONLY A TINY STRINGER OF GRAPHITE PRESENT, OR THAT BULLDOZER WORK STOPPED AS SOON AS WEATHERED BEDROCK WAS MEET. ABOUT 200 NNW OF THE DAM ANOTHER OUTCROP OF GRAPHITE IS EXPOSED IN A WALL OF A PIT DUG FOR A WATER HOLE. THE GRAPHITE IS ABOUT 1 1/2 METERS THICK, STRIKES ABOUT N25W AND APPEARS NEARLY VERTICAL. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1974 | Warfle, Thomas M. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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