Fazenda Cabeceira Verde

Occurrence in Bahia, Brazil with commodities Zinc, Lead, Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  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 10065496
MRDS ID TC40829
Record type Site
Current site name Fazenda Cabeceira Verde

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -48.3074, -13.10609 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bahia(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Bahia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 184
USGS model code 28a
Deposit model name Massive sulfide, kuroko
Mark3 model number 93

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock
    Rock unit name Palmeiropolis Sequence
    Rock description Palmeiropolis Sequence
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -48.3074, -13.10609

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 15 CM IN A DRILL HOLE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DE ARAUJO, S.M., AND NILSON, A.A., 1988, DEPOSITO DE ZINCO, COBRE, E CHUMBO DE PALMEIROPOLIS, GOIAS, IN PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, EDS. C. SCHOBBENHAUS AND C.E.S. COELHO: MINISTERIO DAS MINAS E ENERGIA, BRASILIA, V. III, P. 170-180

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    DE ARAUJO AND NILSON (1988).

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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