Mine detail: Estiva

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Location: Goias, Brazil, South America
Lat / long: -13.73329, -48.04046
dep_id: 10062077
mrds_id: TC35275
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Quartz
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Quartz
gangue: Clay, Iron
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
Reporter: Page, Norman J.
hrock_type: Quartzite,Gravel
Structure: Large Open Folds (Up To Several Km Across) With Wide Areas Of Horizontal Bedding, Trend N30w To N15e.
References:
  • Deposit:: CAMPBELL, D.F., 1946, QUARTZ CRYSTAL DEPOSITS IN THE STATE OF GOIAZ, BRAZIL: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY V. 41, NO. 8, P. 773-799
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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