Sao Tiago

Past Producer in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodities Mica, Kaolin
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023892
MRDS ID I007031
Record type Site
Current site name Sao Tiago
Alternate or previous names Jacutinga

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -41.89891, -20.66413 (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
Brazil Minas Gerais

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mica Primary
Kaolin Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Kaolin Ore
Mica Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -41.89891, -20.66413

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CESAR, P. DE A.B., 1984, PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS: CONCEITOS, METODOLOGIA E LISTAGEM (CAPITULO IX), IN SCHOBBENHAUSS, C.D., DE A. CAMPOS, G.R. DERZE, AND H.E. ASMUS, EDS., GEOLOGICO DO BRAZIL, TEXTO EXPLICATIVO DO MAPA GEOLOGICO DO BRAZIL E DA AREA OCEANICA ADJACENTE INCLUINDO DEPOSITOS MINERAIS, DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, BRASILIA, P. 359-419, ESCALA 1:2,500,000

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1992 Carbonaro, Marguerite M. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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