| Deposit ID | 10066519 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC42744 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Castela |
| Alternate or previous names | Fazenda Castela |
| Geographic coordinates: | -41.88229, -9.78122 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | ABOUT 6 KM S OF TOMBADOR. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bahia(province)
Brazil(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Brazil | Bahia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Magnesite | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Magnesite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Talc | Gangue |
| Tetrahedrite | Gangue |
| Model code | 70 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 18l |
| Deposit model name | Replacement magnesite |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Colomi Group | ||||
| Rock description | Colomi Group | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -41.88229, -9.78122 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1961 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cominag Subsidiary Of Ceramica Sao Cocetano S. A. |
| First year | 1970 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC42744 |
BRUNI, M.A.L., 1976, CARTA GEOLOGICA DO BRASIL AO MILIONESIMO, FOLHA ARACAJU (SC-24): MINISTERIO DAS MINAS E ENERGIA, DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, BRASILIA, 226P
CIMRI
BRUNI (1976).
BRUNI (1976)
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1995 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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