Trombetas

Occurrence in Brazil with commodity Aluminum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094872
MRDS ID DE03169
Record type Site
Current site name Trombetas

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -56.49927, -1.74832 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Brazil

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1) -56.49927, -1.74832

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • HOST ROCK AGE IS AGE OF PRIMARY HOST ROCK.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on development

  • 1967 DISC.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ALEVA, G.J.J., 1981, BAUXITIC AND OTHER DURICRUSTS ON THE GUIANA SHIELD, SOUTH AMERICA, IN LATERITISATION PROCESSES: PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SEIMINAR OF LATERITISATION PROCESSES, TRIVANDRUM, INDIA, 11-14, DECEMBER, 1979, P. 261-269

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FERRITE AND BAUXITE, 7 M THICK, FERRITE CAP 0-2 M THICK, BAUXITE CAP 1-4 M THICK, BOCKY BAUXITE IN KAOLIN. 1-3 M THICK, MASSIVE, NODULAR, PISOLITIC, GRANULAR, COLUMNAR, >200 KM SQUARE AREA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-AUG-1995 Mosier, Dan U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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