| Deposit ID | 10110204 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC40652 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Acauan |
| Geographic coordinates: | -36.58055, -6.75692 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
| Relative position | 3 KM SOUTH OF PARELHAS. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Rio Grande Do Norte(province)
Brazil(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Brazil | Rio Grande Do Norte |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Niobium (Columbium) Critical | Primary |
| Tantalum Critical | Primary |
| Beryllium Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Beryl | Ore |
| Albite | Gangue |
| Microcline | Gangue |
| Muscovite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite |
| (1) | -36.58055, -6.75692 |
|---|
| Thickness | 75M |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1938 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC40652 |
CIMRI
CARNEIRO DE ALMEIDA AND OTHERS (1944).
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ZONED PEGMATITE WITH 50+ METER QUARTZ CORE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1994 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.