Lagoa Do Poco

Occurrence in Ceara, Brazil with commodity Diatomite

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Mineral occurrence model information
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	60001536
MRDS ID	TC42733
Record type	District
Current site name	Lagoa Do Poco
Alternate or previous names	Bananas, Aratiouba, Tapacaru, Damiao, Tanupaba, Genipabu, Pajucara, Sucurijubinha, Poco, Porcos, Pabussu

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-38.73472, -3.5801 (WGS84)
Relative position	ELONGATE AREA ABOUT 25 KM LONG PARALLEL TO COAST. LAT/LONG FOR BANANAS AT WESTERN END OF THE AREA.

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

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code	222
USGS model code	31s
Deposit model name	Lacustrine diatomite

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-38.73472, -3.5801	ListMap

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.