Tubarao, Laguna

Producer in Santa Catarina, Brazil with commodities Kaolin, Clay
Sections on this page
  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 10066487
MRDS ID TC42704
Record type Site
Current site name Tubarao, Laguna

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -48.99898, -28.49735 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Santa Catarina(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Santa Catarina

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Kaolin Primary
Clay Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Santa Catarina Metamorphic-Migmatitic Complex
    Rock description Santa Catarina Metamorphic-Migmatitic Complex
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean

Nearby scientific data

(1) -48.99898, -28.49735

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CESAR, P. DE A.B., 1984, PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS: CONCITOS, 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, P. 359-419

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1995 Wells, Tina M. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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