Mine detail: Ilha De Pirocaua

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Location: Maranhao, Brazil, South America
Lat / long: -1.26501, -45.71572
dep_id: 10060801
mrds_id: TC30239
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Minor mineral: Aluminum
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
Reporter: Norman J Page
hrock_unit: Piria Formation
hrock_type: Metasedimentary Rock
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, PP. 359-419
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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