Rio Caiapo

Producer in Mato Grosso, Brazil with commodities Gold, Diamond
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model 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 10060847
MRDS ID TC30290
Record type Site
Current site name Rio Caiapo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -54.4492, -14.39773 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mato Grosso(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Mato Grosso

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Diamond Secondary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 122
USGS model code 39d
Deposit model name Diamond placer

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Corumba Group;Diamantino Formation
    Rock description Corumba Group;Diamantino Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -54.4492, -14.39773

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CESAR, P. DE A.B., 1984, PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS: CONCEITOS, METODOLOGIA, E LISTAGEM, CAPITULO IX, IN GEOLOGIA DO BRASIL, EDS., C. SCHOBBENHAUS, D. DE A. CAMPOS, G.R. DERZE, AND H.E. ASMUS: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, PP. 359-419

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1992 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-OCT-1994 Sherlock, Maureen U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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