Agua Fria Area

Producer in Mato Grosso, Brazil with commodity Diamond
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model 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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107050
MRDS ID TC30312
Record type Site
Current site name Agua Fria Area
Alternate or previous names Includes: Agua Fria - Rio Quilombo, Carimpo Dos Curvos, Agua Fria - Rio Agua Fria

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -55.63255, -15.28103 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mato Grosso(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Mato Grosso

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diamond Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • DIAMONDS UP TO 26 CARATS.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 122
USGS model code 39d
Deposit model name Diamond placer

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
    Rock unit name Bauru Formation
    Rock description Bauru Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -55.63255, -15.28103

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CESAR, P. DE A.B., 1984, PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS: CONCEITOS, METODOLOGIA, E LISTAGEM, CAPITULO IX, IN GEOLOGIA DO BRASIL, EDS., C. SCHOBBENHAUS, D. DE A. CAMPOS, G.R. DERZE, AND H.E. ASMUS: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, PP. 359-419

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1992 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-OCT-1994 Sherlock, Maureen U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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