Seridozinho Mine

Past Producer in Paraiba, Brazil with commodities Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Beryllium, Tin, Lithium
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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10105337
MRDS ID TC40656
Record type Site
Current site name Seridozinho Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -36.56944, -6.91191 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position NEAR JOAZEIRO TO ENE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Paraiba(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Paraiba

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Primary
Tantalum Critical Primary
Beryllium Critical Primary
Tin Critical Primary
Lithium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Beryl Ore
Cassiterite Ore
Spodumene Ore
Albite Gangue
Chalcocite Gangue
Chalcopyrite Gangue
Microcline Gangue
Muscovite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -36.56944, -6.91191

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 38M
    Length 340M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ZONED WITH QUARTZ CORE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1994 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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