Mine detail: Itinga

Previously called 'Jenipapo R. Piaui BrejoCubango'

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Location

Lat / long: -16.64759, -41.89893

Resource(M)

Primary: Lithium, Beryllium
Secondary: Tin
Tertiary: Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Cesium
Ore: Amblygonite, Beryl, Petalite, Spodumene

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Yes
Development status: Producer

Geology

Host rock:Aracuai Formation
Host type:Mica Schist
Structure:Faixa De Dobramentos Arcuai
Tectonic:Sao Francisco Craton

References

MRDSI000046
DEP10023251
Reference{Deposit:: GRIFFITHS, JOYCE, 1985, BERYLLIUM MINERALS- DEMAND STRONG FOR MINIATURIZATION: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 213, P. 41-51.}{Deposit:: AZEVEDO BRANCO, P.C. DE, 1984, PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS: CONCEITOS, METODOLOGIA E LISTAGEM, IN SCHOBBENHAUS, CARLOS, ALMEIDA CAMPOS, DIOGENES DE, DERZE, G.R., AND ASMUS, H.E., COORDS., GEOLOGIA DO BRASIL: BRASILIA, BRAZIL, DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, P. 360-419.}{Deposit:: CESAR, P. DE A.B., 1984, PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS: CONCEITOS, METODOLOGIA E LISTAGEM, CAPITULO IX, IN SCHOBBENHAUS, C., CAMPOS, D. DE A., DERZE, G.R., ASMUS, H.E., EDS., GEOLOGIA DO BRASIL: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, P. 359-419.}{Deposit:: AFGOUNI, K., AND SILVA SJ, J.H., 1978, LITHIUM ORE IN BRAZIL, IN PENNER, S.S., ED., LITHIUM NEEDS AND RESOURCES: ENERGY, V. 3, P. 247-253.}{Deposit:: AUBERT, G.,1963, LE LITHIUM: BULL. DU B.R.G.M., NO. 2, P. 23-93.}{Other Database:: CIMRI}{Reserve-Resource:: ACEVEDO BRANCO, 1984; GRIFFITHS, 1985.}
ReporterOrris, Greta J., Krauss, Ulrich H.