Quixeramobim

Producer in Ceara, Brazil with commodities Beryllium, Mica, Lithium, Tin
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000437
MRDS ID I000042
Record type District
Current site name Quixeramobim
Alternate or previous names Quixada, Condado, Poco Dos Cavalos

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -39.14893, -5.38141 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position ESTIMATED, UNKNOWN PRECISION.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ceara(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Ceara

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Beryllium Critical Primary
Mica Secondary
Lithium Critical Tertiary
Tin Critical Tertiary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 33
USGS model code 13a
Deposit model name Be-Li pegmatites

Nearby scientific data

(1) -39.14893, -5.38141

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GRIFFITHS, JOYCE, 1985, BERYLLIUM MINERALS- DEMAND STRONG FOR MINIATURIZATION: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 213, P. 41-51.

  • Deposit

    AZEVEDO BRANCO, P.C. DE, 1984, PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS: CONCEITOS, METODOLOGIA E LISTAGEM, IN SCHOBBENHAUS, CARLOS, ALMEIDA CAMPOS, DIOGENES DE, DERZE, G.R., AND ASMUS, H.E., COORDS., GEOLOGIA DO BRASIL: BRASILIA, BRAZIL, DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, P. 360-419.

  • Deposit

    JOHNSTON, W.D., JR., 1945, BERYL-TANTALITE PEGMATITES OF NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL: GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA BULLETIN 56, P. 1015-1070.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    AFGOUNI, K., AND SILVA SA, J.H., 1978, LITHIUM ORE IN BRAZIL, IN PENNER, S.S., ED., LITHIUM NEEDS AND RESOURCES: ENERGY, V. 3, P. 247-253.

  • Deposit

    AUBERT, G., 1963, LE LITHIUM: BULL. DU B.R.G.M., NO. 2, P. 23-93.

Beyond USGS

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