Olinda Phosphate

Producer in Pernambuco, Brazil with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
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	10110380
MRDS ID	W002352
Record type	Site
Current site name	Olinda Phosphate

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-34.91552, -8.03128 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pernambuco(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Brazil	Pernambuco

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates	Primary

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

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

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-34.91552, -8.03128	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	W002352

Bibliographic references

Deposit

MONTHLY REPORT, BRAZIL PROJECT, APRIL 1968, NAGELL, R.H

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	ORE RESERVES, ALL IN PERNAMBUCO, TOTAL 54,203,416 TONS AT 22.3% P2O5. PRODUCTION CAPACITY OF PHOSPHORITE IS LISTED AT 250,000 TONS ANNUALLY, BUT ACTUAL CAPACITY IS STRAINED AT ABOUT 100,000 TONS.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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