Table 7. Rock outcrops in the Upper Paraguay river and environs.1

  Formation Location2
  Moenda Limited areas of Serrana Province, east and southeast of Cáceres, north of Descalvados.
  Araras Limited areas in Serrana Province, east and southeast of Cáceres, north of Descalvados.
  Raizama Extensive areas in Serrana Province, east and southeast of Cáceres, north of Descalvados.
  Sepotuba Limited areas of Serrana Province, east and southeast of Cáceres, north of Descalvados.
  Puga Morro da Puga, on right bank of Paraguay river, 5 km downstream of Porto Esperança.
  Cerradinho Morro da Puga, on right bank of Paraguay river, 5 km downstream of Porto Esperança.
  Bocaína 1. Western limit of Morraria2 da Ínsua, south of Lagoa Uberaba, in the proximity of Bela Vista do Norte.   
2. In the hills surrounding Corumbá.   
3. In Morro do Conselho, 20 km downstream of Porto Esperança.   
4. In Morro de Coimbra, at Forte Coimbra.
  Tamengo 1. Right bank of Upper Paraguay river, between Corumbá and Ladario.   
2. In Canal Tamengo, which links the Upper Paraguay river with Lagoa Cáceres (Bolivia).
  Urucum 1. In the Morraria da Ínsua, adjacent to Bela Vista do Norte.   
2. In the Serra do Amolar, adjacent to Amolar.   
3. In the Serra de Bonfim (in the proximity of Porto São Francisco).   
4. On the right bank of Upper Paraguay river, in the Morraria do Rabichão (15 km downstream of Ladario) and adjacent hills.
  Santa Cruz 1. Right bank of Upper Paraguay river, in the Morraria do Rabichão (15 km downstream of Ladario) and adjacent hills.   
2. Left bank of Upper Paraguay river, in the Morraria Santa Rosa, on the right bank of Paraguai-Mirim river, at 3 km from its mouth.
  Coimbra In the hills around Forte Coimbra.
  Alkaline Fecho dos Morros Left bank of Upper Paraguay river, on the group of hills referred to as Fecho dos Morros.
  Xaraiés 1. In the Serrana Province, close to Cáceres, associated with calcareous Araras formation.   
2. Right bank of Upper Paraguay river, close to port of Corumbá.   
3. South of Corumbá, in areas adjacent to outcrops of calcareous rocks from Bocaína and Tamengo formations.
4. South of Morraria do Zanetti, about 20 km northeast of Porto Esperança.

1 Source: Projeto RADAMBRASIL (1982a&b).    2 Morraria means "group of hills" in Portuguese.