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Fundao

Producer in Goias, Brazil with commodity Quartz
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  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. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062080
MRDS ID TC35281
Record type Site
Current site name Fundao

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -48.5563, -13.93245 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 350 KM NE OF GOIANA, 64 KM NE OF SAN JOSE DE TOCANTINS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Goias(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Goias

Comments on the location information

  • NORTH OF RIO TOCANTINS.
  • AT PIAUS, SLIGHTLY TO THE WEST.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Quartz Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Ore
Clay Gangue
Iron Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) -48.5563, -13.93245
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Large Open Folds (Up To Several Km Across) With Wide Areas Of Horizontal Bedding, Trend N30w To N15e.
Type of structure Local
Structure description N-Ne Striking Fault Zone.

Comments on the geologic information

  • MOST DEPOSITS OCCUR NEAR CONTACT BETWEEN MASSIVE AND THIN-BEDDED QUARTZ UNITS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Cavalcante-Tocantins District

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE, INTERMITTENT PRODUCER.
  • QTZ (1), BRITO-FEDOCA PIT; QTZ (2), PEDREIRA PIT, QTZ (3), OTASIL-LEOBAS PIT; QTZ (4), FEDOCA PIT. COMMERCIAL QUARTZ CAME FROM MARGINS OF BODIES WHERE THERE WAS 100 CUBIC METERS OF NON-COMMERCIAL QUARTZ PER METER OF DEPTH.

Comments on the workings information

  • PITS RANGE FROM 4-21 M DEPTHS.

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPTH OF WORKINGS IN PLACER DEPOSITS 1-5 M.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1994 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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