Ponta Grossa

Producer in Parana, Brazil with commodities Talc-Soapstone, Dolomite, Limestone, General
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000490
MRDS ID I001108
Record type District
Current site name Ponta Grossa
Alternate or previous names Castro

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -49.91574, -25.0974 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Parana(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Parana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Talc-Soapstone Primary
Dolomite Tertiary
Limestone, General Tertiary

Alteration

  • (Local) METAMORPHISM

Nearby scientific data

(1) -49.91574, -25.0974

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CIMENELLI, R.R., 1988, CHARACTERISATION OF MINERAL FILLERS AND EXTENDERS MARKETS AND PRODUCTION IN BRAZIL--TALC: A CASE STUDY, IN CLARKE, G.M., ED., 8TH ,INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS: LONDON, METAL BULLETIN PLC, P. 112-116.

  • Deposit

    CESAR, P. DE A.B., 1984, PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS: CONCEITOS, METODOLOGIA E LISTAGEM (CAPITULO IX), IN SCHOBBENHAUSS, C.D., DE A. CAMPOS, G.R. DERZE, AND H.E. ASMUS, EDS., GEOLOGICO DO BRAZIL, TEXTO EXPLICATIVO DO MAPA GEOLOGICO DO BRAZIL E DA AREA OCEANICA ADJACENTE INCLUINDO DEPOSITOS MINERAIS, DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, BRASILIA, P. 359-419, ESCALA 1:2,500,000.

Beyond USGS

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