Olinda Phosphate

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10110380
MRDS ID W002352
Record type Site
Current site name Olinda Phosphate

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -34.91552, -8.03128 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pernambuco(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Pernambuco

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -34.91552, -8.03128

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MONTHLY REPORT, BRAZIL PROJECT, APRIL 1968, NAGELL, R.H

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE RESERVES, ALL IN PERNAMBUCO, TOTAL 54,203,416 TONS AT 22.3% P2O5. PRODUCTION CAPACITY OF PHOSPHORITE IS LISTED AT 250,000 TONS ANNUALLY, BUT ACTUAL CAPACITY IS STRAINED AT ABOUT 100,000 TONS.

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.