Taboca, Fundao

Occurrence in Ceara, Brazil with commodities Lead, Zinc

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10061747
MRDS ID	TC34699
Record type	Site
Current site name	Taboca, Fundao

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-39.49893, -7.18134 (WGS84)

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
Lead	Primary
Zinc Critical	Secondary

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated

Host

Rock type

Sedimentary Rock > Coal

Rock unit name

Santana Formation

Rock description

Santana Formation

Stratigraphic age (youngest)	Late Cretaceous
Stratigraphic age (youngest)	Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-39.49893, -7.18134	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC34699

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-AUG-1992	Page, Norman J.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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