| Deposit ID | 10066972 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC43326 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Boa Vista |
| Alternate or previous names | Fazenda Varzea |
| Geographic coordinates: | -40.3781, -10.97283 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | ABOUT 5 KM SE OF SAUDE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bahia(province)
Brazil(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Brazil | Bahia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Unit 2 , Jacobina Group | ||||||
| Rock description | Unit 2 , Jacobina Group | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite |
| (1) | -40.3781, -10.97283 |
|---|
| General form | LAYERS |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1945 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 9000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC43326 |
BRUNI, M.A.L., 1976, CARTA GEOLOGICA DO BRASIL AO MILIONESIMO, FOLHA ARACAJU (SC-24): MINISTERIO DAS MINAS E ENERGIA, DEPARTMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, BRASILIA, 226P
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1940S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1995 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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