Boqueirao

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10100894
MRDS ID TC42719
Record type Site
Current site name Boqueirao
Alternate or previous names Bugre, Fazenda Sao Carlos, Ilha Do Meio

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -49.6657, -25.48072 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Parana(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Parana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Kaolin Primary
Clay Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Clay Ore
Kaolin Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Kaolinitization

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
    Rock unit name Furnas Formation;Itarare Formation
    Rock description Furnas Formation;Itarare Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -49.6657, -25.48072

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MEASURED RESERVES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CESAR, P. DE A.B., 1984, PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS: CONCEITOS, METODOLOGIA, E LISTAGEM, CAPITULO IX, IN GEOLOGIA DO BRASIL, EDS., C. SCHOBBENHAUS, D. DE A. CAMPOS, G.R. DERZE, AND H.E. ASMUS: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, P. 359-419

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1995 Wells, Tina M. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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