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Mimoso Do Sul

Producer in Espirito Santo, Brazil with commodities Beryllium, Feldspar, Quartz, Mica, Kaolin
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023248
MRDS ID I000043
Record type Site
Current site name Mimoso Do Sul

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -41.4489, -21.06411 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Espirito Santo(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Espirito Santo

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Beryllium Critical Primary
Feldspar Primary
Quartz Primary
Mica Secondary
Kaolin Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Beryl Ore
Feldspar Ore
Kaolin Ore
Mica Ore
Quartz Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Argillization

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 33
USGS model code 13a
Deposit model name Be-Li pegmatites

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -41.4489, -21.06411
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Total resources 1329000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Beryllium Beo 0.37 wt-pct Beryllium Major 1982
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Total resources 665000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Beryllium Beo 10 wt-pct Beryllium Major 1984

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 1982 GRADE ESTIMATED BY ORRIS ASSUMMING BERYL CONTAINS 4.65% BEO ON AVERAGE. STARRED GRADE IS SHOWN AS ORIGINALLY REPORTED, BUT IS BELIEVED TO BE PERCENT BERYL, NOT PERCENT BEO.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GRIFFITHS, JOYCE, 1985, BERYLLIUM MINERALS- DEMAND STRONG FOR MINIATURIZATION: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 213, P. 41-51.

  • Deposit

    AZEVEDO BRANCO, P.C. DE, 1984, PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS: CONCEITOS, METODOLOGIA E LISTAGEM, IN SCHOBBENHAUS, CARLOS, ALMEIDA CAMPOS, DIOGENES DE, DERZE, G.R., AND ASMUS, H.E., COORDS., GEOLOGIA DO BRASIL: BRASILIA, BRAZIL, DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, P. 360-419.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    GRIFFITHS, 1985; AZEVEDO BRANCO, 1984.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PEGMATITE MINERALS AND THEIR ALTERATION PRODUCTS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1987 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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