Theophilo Ottoni District

Occurrence in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodities Diamond, Platinum, Chromium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000956
MRDS ID M045613
Record type District
Current site name Theophilo Ottoni District

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -41.51562, -17.86425 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Minas Gerais(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Minas Gerais

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diamond Primary
Platinum Critical Secondary
Chromium Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -41.51562, -17.86425

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both

Mining district

District name THEOPHILO OTTONI DISTRICT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    IMPERIAL INSTITUTE, 1936, P. 106

  • Deposit

    FREISE, F.W., 1933, NO. 14

  • Deposit

    QUIRING, 1962, DIE METALLISCHEN ROHSTOFFE: PLATINMETALLE 16 BAND, ENKE VERLAG STUTTGART, P. 112, 113

Beyond USGS

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