Fazenda Cabacera Copper

Occurrence in Bahia, Brazil with commodity Copper

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	10069055
MRDS ID	W002340
Record type	Site
Current site name	Fazenda Cabacera Copper

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-41.03226, -13.8477 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bahia(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Brazil	Bahia

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Copper	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Chrysocolla	Ore

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Silt

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Unconsolidated Deposit > Silt

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-41.03226, -13.8477	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	W002340

Bibliographic references

Deposit

MONTHLY REPORT, BRAZIL PROJECT, APRIL 1969, HEDLUND, D.C

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	SPARSE SECONDARY COPPER MINERALS, MAINLY CHRYSOCOLLA OCCUR ALONG FRACTURES IN SILTITE NEAR FAZENDA CABACERA ABOUT 10 KM SOUTH OF CONTENDAS DO SINCORA. THE OCCURRENCE IS NOT ECONOMIC.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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