Sao Sebastiao

Occurrence in Para, Brazil with commodity Nickel

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10060670
MRDS ID TC30088
Record type Site
Current site name Sao Sebastiao
Alternate or previous names Jacare

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -51.96584, -6.16476 (WGS84)
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Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Para

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 110
USGS model code 38a
BC deposit profile B02
Deposit model name Lateritic Ni

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean

Nearby scientific data

(1) -51.96584, -6.16476

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • TOTAL RESERVE

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS TC30088

Bibliographic 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

  • Reserve-Resource

    CESAR (1984)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1992 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey