Para Curu

Occurrence in Ceara, Brazil with commodity Diatomite
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. Bibliographic references
  9. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001535
MRDS ID TC42732
Record type District
Current site name Para Curu
Alternate or previous names Cana Brava, Lagoa Das Porcos, Lagoa De Dentro

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -39.06563, -3.39821 (WGS84)
Relative position ELLIPTICAL AREA ABOUT 20 KM LONG STRADDLING THE CURU RIVER; LAT/LONG FROM NIMA'S GEONAMES DATABASE FOR PARACURU.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ceara(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Ceara

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diatomite Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -39.06563, -3.39821

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINISTERIO DAS MINAS E ENERGIA (MME), 1981, PROJETO RADAMBRASIL; FOLHA SA 24 FORTALEZA; GEOLOGIA, GEOMORFOLOGIA, PEDOLOGIA, VEGETACAO E USO POTENCIAL DEL TERRA: MINISTERIO DAS MINAS E ENERGIA, RIO DE JANEIRO, 488P.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1995 PAGE, NORMAN J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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