Mine detail: Deposits of Palmeiropolis

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Location

Lat / long:

-13.08109, -48.2824

Resource(M)

Primary:	Zinc, Copper, Lead
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
Orebody form:	LENTICULAR
Discovery year:	1978

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	None
Development status:	Occurrence

Geology

Host rock:	Palmeiropolis Sequence;Palmeiropolis Sequence;Palmeiropolis Sequence;Palmeiropolis Schist;Palmeiropolis Schist
Host type:	Quartz-Feldspar Schist
Associated rock:	Palmeiropolis Sequence;Palmeiropolis Sequence;Palmeiropolis Sequence
Associated type:	Metavolcanic Rock,Granite
Tectonic:	Greenstone Belt

References

MRDS	TC40830
DEP	10065497
Reference	{Deposit:: DE ARAUJO, S.M., AND NILSON, A.A., 1988, DEPOSITO DE ZINCO, COBRE E CHUMBO DE PALMEIROPOLIS, GOIAS, IN PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, EDS. C. SCHOBBENHAUS AND C.E.S COELHO: MINISTERIO DAS MINAS E ENERGIA, BRASILIA, V. III, P. 170-180}{Other Database:: CIMRI}
Reporter	Page, Norman J.