Mine detail: Morro Agudo

Previously called 'Fazenda TrairasOre Bodies Labeled G To N'

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Location: Minas Gerais, Brazil, South America
Lat / long: -17.48259, -46.81235
dep_id: 10065499
mrds_id: TC40832
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Lead, Zinc
Minor mineral: Cadmium
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Stratabound
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Producer
ore: Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
gangue: Barite, Chert, Dolomite, Fluorite
Reporter: Page, Norman J.
hrock_unit: Morro Do Calcario Facies Of Vazante Formation, Gambui Group
hrock_type: Dolomite
arock_unit: Serra Do Garrote Facies, Vazante Formation, Bambui Group;Serra Do Velosinho Facies, Vazante Formation, Bambui Group;Serra Da Lopa Facies, Vazante Formation, Bambui Group;Serra Do Landim Facies, Vazante Formation, Bambui Group;Morro Agudo Facies, Vazante Formation, Bambui Group;Paracatu Formation, Bambui Group
arock_type: Slate,Quartzite,Siltstone,Sandstone,Dolomite
tectonic: Precambrian Shield
disc_yr: 1952
discr: Angelo Custodio Solis
References:
  • Deposit:: ROMAGNA, G., AND COSTA, R.R., 1988, JAZIDA DE ZINCO E CHUMBO DE MORRO AGUDO, PARACATU, MINAS GERAIS, IN PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, EDS., C. SCHOBBENHAUS AND C.E.S. COELHO: MINISTERIO DAS MINAS E ENERGIA, BRASILIA, V. III, P. 111-121
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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