Paulista

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. Nearby scientific data
  7. Geologic structures
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000667
MRDS ID ISM0388
Record type District
Current site name Paulista
Alternate or previous names Olinda

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -34.83215, -7.93126 (WGS84)
Relative position SUBDIVISION OF THE OLINDA DEPOSIT IN 3 AREAS: FORNO DE CAL, FRAGAO, PAULISTA.

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -34.83215, -7.93126

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description COASTAL BASIN

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Discovery year 1951

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner LUNDGREN GROUP
  • Type Owner
    Owner FOSFORITA OLINDA S.A.
  • Type Owner
    Owner J. ERMIRO DE MORAS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980: WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH ED., LONDON.

  • Deposit

    ALBUQUERQUE AND GIANNERINI, J.F. 1981: APERCU SUR L'INDUSTRIE DU PHOSPHATE AU BRESIL: INDUSTRIE MINERALE, VOL. 69, NO. 10, OCT. 1981, P. 590.

Beyond USGS

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