Riberao Lajeado

Producer in Sao Paulo, Brazil with commodities Limestone, General, Dolomite, Iron, Talc-Soapstone
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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10060930
MRDS ID TC32022
Record type Site
Current site name Riberao Lajeado
Alternate or previous names Bairro, Itambe, Fazenda Maria Do Espinho, Cruz Da Penha, Serrinha, Almas, Fazenda Capoeira Grande

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -49.24903, -24.26408 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sao Paulo(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Sao Paulo

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary
Dolomite Primary
Iron Primary
Talc-Soapstone Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Dolomite Ore
Iron Ore
Limestone Ore
Talc Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Asungui Group
    Rock description Asungui Group
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -49.24903, -24.26408

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form STRATIFORM, LENTICULAR

Comments on the geologic information

  • SOME WITH INTRUSIVES NEAR, ALL EFFECTED BY REGIONAL METAMORPHISM

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MEASURED RESERVES

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. SCHOBBENHAUS, C., CAMPOS, D. DE A., DERZE, G.R., ASMUS, H.E., DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, P. 359-419

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1992 Pierce, Herbert A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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