Resfriado Mine

Producer in Goias, Brazil with commodity Quartz
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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10110097
MRDS ID TC35263
Record type Site
Current site name Resfriado Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -47.96572, -17.3476 (WGS84)
Elevation 1200
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Goias(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Goias

Comments on the location information

  • 320 KM (BY ROAD) EAST OF GOIANIA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Quartz Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Ore
Clay Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -47.96572, -17.3476

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Large Dome, Bedding Dips Are Low.
Type of structure Local
Structure description Symetrical Or S-Shaped Folds With Ne Axes; Faults And Joints.

Ore body information

  • Name ELUVIAL
    Strike }N20-50E
    Dip }FLAT AND STEEP
    Thickness 3M
    Length 25M
  • Name VEIN, VUGS
    Dip }FLAT AND STEEP
    Thickness 1.5M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Cristalina District

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN AND VUGS FOUND ALONG ZONES OF FAULTING AND FRACTURING AND OCCUR AT INTERVALS ALONG ZONE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-94 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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