Fazenda Pombos De Anage Emerald

Producer in Bahia, Brazil with commodity Gemstone

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	10069085
MRDS ID	W002388
Record type	Site
Current site name	Fazenda Pombos De Anage Emerald

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-41.08226, -14.631 (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
Gemstone	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Emerald	Ore

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
Host or associated Host

Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-41.08226, -14.631	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Producer
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	W002388

Bibliographic references

Deposit

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

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	THE EMERALD MINE IS ABOUT 8 KM S.E. OF TOWN OF ANAGE. THE EMERALDS OCCUR IN A THIN ELONGATE PEGMATITE THAT STRIKES N60E AND IN ADJACENT TALC-BIOTITE GNEISS WALL ROCK. THE MINE IS ACTIVE WITH AN ADIT ABOUT 72M LONG NEARLY PARALLEL TO THE STRIKE OF PEGMATITE. OLDER WORKINGS CONSIST OF TWO OPEN CUTS AND AN ABANDONED SHAFT ABOUT 25-30M DEEP. AT LEAST TWO DRILL HOLES WERE SITED AT THE N.E. END OF THE PEGMATITE.

Subject category

Comment text

Deposit

THE EMERALD MINE IS ABOUT 8 KM S.E. OF TOWN OF ANAGE. THE EMERALDS OCCUR IN A THIN ELONGATE PEGMATITE THAT STRIKES N60E AND IN ADJACENT TALC-BIOTITE GNEISS WALL ROCK. THE MINE IS ACTIVE WITH AN ADIT ABOUT 72M LONG NEARLY PARALLEL TO THE STRIKE OF PEGMATITE. OLDER WORKINGS CONSIST OF TWO OPEN CUTS AND AN ABANDONED SHAFT ABOUT 25-30M DEEP. AT LEAST TWO DRILL HOLES WERE SITED AT THE N.E. END OF THE PEGMATITE.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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