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Serra Do Cantagalo

Producer in Parana, Brazil with commodities Limestone, General, Dolomite
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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. Ore body information
  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 10066505
MRDS ID TC42730
Record type Site
Current site name Serra Do Cantagalo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -48.74902, -24.11408 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Parana(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Parana

Comments on the location information

  • ELLIPTICAL AREA ABOUT 25 KM LONG EAST OF RIO ARACATIACU NEAR COAST. LAT/LONG FOR CENTER OF AREA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary
Dolomite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Dolomite Ore
Limestone Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Acungui Group
    Rock description Acungui Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -48.74902, -24.11408
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form STRATIFORM

Comments on the geologic information

  • LAGOONAL DEPOSITS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MEASURED RESERVES.
  • ORE TOTAL RESOURCE IN AREA; ORE (6) TO ORE (8) RESOURCES IN ORE BODY 0 TO ORE BODY 8.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CESAR, P. DE A.B., 1984, PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS: CONCEITOS, 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-MAY-1995 Wells, Tina M. U.S. Geological Survey

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