Amapa*
Prospect

Acapuzal

Amapa*, Brazil
Aluminum
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Commodities
PrimaryAluminum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model111: Bauxite, laterite type
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsBauxite, Gibbsite
GangueKaolin
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Barreiras Group
Associated rockClay, Mud · Belterra Clay
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10060636
MRDS IDTC30049
Alternate namesSerra Do Acapuza, Jari, Ethyl Group, Ameirim
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-0.88697, -52.15028
References
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.DENNEN, W.H., AND NORTON, H.A., 1977, GEOLOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF BAUXITE DEPOSITS IN THE LOWER AMAZON BASIN: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 72, NO. 1, P. 82-89.BRAGA, J.B.P., AND ALVES, G.A.S., 1988, DEPOSITOS DE BAUXITA REFRACTORIA DO PARA E AMAPA IN PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITS MINERAIS FO BRASIL, EDS. C. SCHOBBENHAUS NAD C.E.S. COELHO, V. 3, P. 641-653.CIMRICESAR (1984); BRAGA AND ALVES (1988)