| Deposit ID | 10069035 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002317 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Canudos Copper Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -39.13224, -9.91454 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | CURACA RIVER VALLEY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bahia(province)
Brazil(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Brazil | Bahia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Nickel Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Phyllite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Gabbro | ||||||||
| Rock description | Gabbro | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite |
| Rock unit name | Sao Francisco Series, Phyllite |
| Rock description | Sao Francisco Series, Phyllite |
| (1) | -39.13224, -9.91454 |
|---|
| General form | LINEAR INTRUSIVE |
|---|---|
| Strike | NNW |
| Dip | N |
| Thickness | 500M |
| Length | 2200M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1950 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W002317 |
WRITTEN COMMUNICATION FROM W. MARHOLZ
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE CANUDOS AREA IS MAINLY PHYLLITES WHICH CONTAIN NUMEROUS LINEAR GABBRO INTRUSIVES. THERE ARE MYLONITIC ZONES IN THE GABBRO RESULTING FROM CONTACT METAMORPHISM WITH THE PHYLLITES. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: TWENTIETH CENTURY |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1974 | Warfle, Thomas M. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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