Ipira Graphite

Occurrence in Bahia, Brazil with commodity Graphite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069078
MRDS ID W002380
Record type Site
Current site name Ipira Graphite

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -39.73225, -12.16444 (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
Graphite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Graphite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) -39.73225, -12.16444

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

General comments

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.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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