Mine detail: Alagoinhas

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: -12.04777, -38.21556

Resource(N)

Primary: Kaolin
Ore: Kaolinite

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Sedimentary
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:Grupo Bahia
Host type:Clastic Sedimentary Rock,Siltstone

References

MRDSI004025
DEP10023841
Reference{Deposit:: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1993, MINERAL INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES, IN WORLD OF MINERALS: NO. 313, P. 14, 17.}{Deposit:: CESAR, P. DE A.B., 1984, PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS: CONCEITOS, METODOLOGIA E LISTAGEM (CAPITULO IX), IN SCHOBBENHAUSS, C.D., DE A. CAMPOS, G.R. DERZE, AND H.E. ASMUS, EDS., GEOLOGICO DO BRAZIL, TEXTO EXPLICATIVO DO MAPA GEOLOGICO DO BRAZIL E DA AREA OCEANICA ADJACENTE INCLUINDO DEPOSITOS MINERAIS, DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, BRASILIA, P. 359-419, ESCALA 1:2,500,000.}{Other Database:: CIMRI}{Production:: CESAR, 1984.}{Reserve-Resource:: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1993.}
ReporterOrris, Greta J.