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Piquiri

Occurrence in Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062045
MRDS ID TC35230
Record type Site
Current site name Piquiri
Alternate or previous names Rodriguez, Bires, Loreni Machado, Petingua, And Piquirizinho

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -52.81573, -30.41403 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rio Grande Do Sul(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Rio Grande Do Sul

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Syenite
    Rock unit name Piquiri Formation;Marica Group
    Rock description Piquiri Formation;Marica Group
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -52.81573, -30.41403
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE SYENITE WITH MINERALIZED VEINS BELONGS TO THE PRECAMBRIAN PIQUIRI FM. THE STRATIFORM SEDIMENTARY DEPOSITS BELONG TO THE CAMBRIAN MARICA GROUP.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type 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-MAY-1993 Lopez, Tony U.S. Geological Survey

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

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