Mine detail: Itinga

Previously called 'Jenipapo R. Piaui BrejoCubango'

Location:	Minas Gerais, Brazil, South America
Lat / long:	-16.64759, -41.89893
dep_id:	10023251
mrds_id:	I000046
Commodity type:	metallic
Major mineral:	Lithium, Beryllium
Minor mineral:	Tin
Trace mineral:	Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Cesium
Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Production occurred
Development status:	Producer
ore:	Amblygonite, Beryl, Petalite, Spodumene
Reporter:	Orris, Greta J., Krauss, Ulrich H.
hrock_unit:	Aracuai Formation
hrock_type:	Mica Schist
Structure:	Faixa De Dobramentos Arcuai
tectonic:	Sao Francisco Craton
References:	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.