Arapuá, Minas Gerais, Brazili
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Arapuá | Municipality |
| Minas Gerais | State |
| Brazil | Country |
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French:
Arapuá, Minas Gerais, Brésil
German:
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Italian:
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Portuguese:
Arapuá, Minas Gerais, Brasil
Russian:
Арапуа, Минас-Жерайс, Бразилия
Simplified Chinese:
阿拉普阿, 米纳斯吉拉斯, 巴西
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Arapuá, Minas Gerais, Brasil
Armenian:
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Arapuá, Minas Gerais, Brasil
This area was originally reported as having potential to produce diamonds from Cretaceous conglomerates and modern alluvial deposits (e.g., Fleischer, 1998). More recently, exploratory drilling encountered 6-49 meters of lateritic soil developed on kamafugitic volcanic deposits rich in phosphorus and potassium. Drilling stopped when solid rock was encountered. The soil can be crushed and applied to agricultural crops without further processing, making a natural fertilizer for use on surrounding croplands. Drilling suggests a resource of 13.07 Mt at 3.1% K2O and 2.49% P2O5, translating to a mine life of over 100 years at a rate of 450k tonnes per annum. Mineralogy has not been determined, and is specified only as “clay.”
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Clays' Reference: https://www.worldfertilizer.com/phosphates/27022017/harvest-minerals-offers-arapua-fertilizer-project-update/ |
| ⓘ Diamond Formula: C Reference: Fleischer, R. (1998): Mineralium Deposita 33, 238-254. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Diamond | 1.CB.10a | C |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Clays' | - | |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-metals and non-metals | |||
| ⓘ | Diamond | 1.3.6.1 | C |
| Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Clays' | - | |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Fleischer, R. (1998): A rift model for the sedimentary diamond deposits of Brazil. Mineralium Deposita 33, 238-254.
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arapu%C3%A1 |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q1793057 |
| GeoNames ID: | 3471794 |
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