Mine detail: Santa Catarina Fluorspar Mines

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: -28.49735, -49.249

Resource(N)

Primary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary: Quartz
Ore: Fluorite
Gangue: Chalcedony
Orebody form: PINCH AND SWELL
Discovery year: 1955

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: Yes
Development status: Producer
First production started: 1964

Geology

Host type:Quartz Monzonite
Associated rock:Quartz Monzonite Porphyry
Associated type:Quartz Monzonite

References

MRDSW006980
DEP10069445
Reference{Deposit:: ,1973, PERFIL ANALITICO DA FLUORITA: DEPT. NACIONAL DA PRODUCATO MINERAL, MINISTERIO DAS MINAS E ENERGIA, BOLETIN 14, 40 P.}{Deposit:: GROGAN, R.M. AND OTHERS, 1974, THE ENVIRONMENTS OF DEPOSITION OF FLUORSPAR, IN A SYMPOSIUM ON THE GEOLOGY OF FLUORSPAR: KY. GEOL. SURV. SPECIAL PUB. 22, P. 6 - 7}{Deposit:: TEIXEIRA, A.S. AND PIANTNICKI, S., 1968, GEOLOGIA ECONOMICA DO DISTRITO DE FLUORITA DE SANTA CATARINA (TRANSL. BY DAUGHERTY, F.W.): BRAZILIAL GEOL. SOC. 22D CONG.}{Deposit:: WENDEL, C.A., 1970, PRELIMINARY REPORT ON FLUORINE RESOURCES OF SOUTHEAST SANTA CATARINA: UNPUBLISHED REPORT, 16 P.}{Deposit:: 1965 GEOLMAP DNPM 1ST DIST. EXTREME SOUT}{Production:: GROGAN, R.M., 1974, ENVIRONMENTS OF DEPOSITION}{Reserve-Resource:: 1973, PERFIL ANALITICO DA FLUORITA: DNPM}
ReporterSchruben, Paul G.