Mine detail: Morro Do Ferrothorium and Rare-Earth

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Location

Lat / long:

-21.79745, -46.56566

Resource(M)

Primary:	Aluminum, Iron, Thorium, REE
Ore:	Allanite, Bastnaesite, Bauxite, Cerianite
Gangue:	Gibbsite, Kaolin, Limonite, Sandstone, Tuff
Orebody form:	LENTICULAR
Discovery year:	1953

Production

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

Geology

Host type:	Nepheline Syenite
Associated type:	Metasedimentary Rock,Granite
Tectonic:	Precambrian Shield And Mesozoic Intrusive

References

MRDS	W002321
DEP	10069039
Reference	{Deposit:: WEDOW, H., 1967, THE MORRO DO FERRO THORIUM AND RARE-EARTH ORE DEPOSIT, POCOS DE CALDAS DISTRICT, BRAZIL GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1185-D34}{Deposit:: WEDOW, HELMUTH, 1967, THE MORRO DO FERRO THORIUM AND RARE-EARTH ORE DEPOSIT, POCOS DE CALDAS DISTRICT, BRAZIL GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1185-D34.}{Deposit:: 1953 DIREXPL WHITE, M.G., AND TOLBERT, G.E.}{Deposit:: 1956 DIREXPL HELMUTH WEDOW}
Reporter	Warfle, Thomas M.