| Deposit ID | 10068864 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002133 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Municipio De Itambe Ta-Nb |
| Geographic coordinates: | -40.61559, -15.24764 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bahia(province)
Brazil(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Brazil | Bahia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Beryllium Critical | Primary |
| Mica | Primary |
| Tantalum Critical | Secondary |
| Niobium (Columbium) Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Columbite | Ore |
| Tantalite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -40.61559, -15.24764 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W002133 |
WRITTEN COMMUNICATION FROM M.G. WHITE
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TANTALITE ORE PRODUCED AS BYPRODUCT OF EXTRACTING BERYL AND MICA FROM PEGMATITES |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1974 | Warfle, Thomas M. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.