Onca

Past Producer in Paraiba, Brazil with commodities Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Beryllium
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065421
MRDS ID TC40654
Record type Site
Current site name Onca

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -36.46388, -6.65359 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Paraiba(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Paraiba

Comments on the location information

  • WEST OF PEDRA LAVRADA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Primary
Tantalum Critical Primary
Beryllium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Beryl Ore
Bismutite Ore
Cassiterite Ore
Albite Gangue
Microcline Gangue
Muscovite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -36.46388, -6.65359

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1937

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ZONED PEGMATITE.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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