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Serrote Nb Occurrence

Occurrence in Sao Paulo, Brazil with commodities Niobium (Columbium), Phosphorus-Phosphates, Barium-Barite, Iron, Limestone, General
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068127
MRDS ID W001054
Record type Site
Current site name Serrote Nb Occurrence
Alternate or previous names Registro, Juquia

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -47.63233, -24.33073 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sao Paulo(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Sao Paulo

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Primary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary
Barium-Barite Critical Primary
Iron Primary
Limestone, General Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Apatite Ore
Magnetite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Syenite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -47.63233, -24.33073
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Comments on development

  • EXPLORATION WORK DONE BY SERRANA S.A. DE MINERACAO

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LEONARDOS, O.H., CARBONATITES BRAZIL: DFPM AVULSO 80, 1956

  • Deposit

    LETTER DATED 1-3-73 GERALDO MELCHER TO MAX WHITE

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit REF (1) PYROCHLORE NOT CONFIRMED. REPORT MILLIONS OF TONS MAGNETITE; TENS OF MILLIONS TONS APATITE. REF (2) CARBONATITE CONFIRMED WITH PYROCHLORE AND RARE EARTHS PRESENT IN INSUFFICIENT QUANTITIES FOR EXPLORATION

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1972 White, Max G. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1994 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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