Itatiaia Bauxite

Occurrence in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil with commodity Aluminum

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10068873
MRDS ID	W002144
Record type	Site
Current site name	Itatiaia Bauxite

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-44.56562, -22.49742 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rio De Janeiro(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Brazil	Rio De Janeiro

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Aluminum Critical	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Bauxite	Ore

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Syenite

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Syenite

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-44.56562, -22.49742	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	W002144

Bibliographic references

Deposit

WRITTEN COMMUNICATION FROM M.G. WHITE

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	BAUXITE ORE IS 62 PERCENT AL2O3. ESTIMATED RESERVES ARE 10 MILLION TONS. INFORMATION PROVIDED BY OTAVIO BARBOSA OF PROSPEC, RIO

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-MAR-1974	Warfle, Thomas M.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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