Mine detail: Salto Grande

Previously called 'Estrela Velha'

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Location

Lat / long:

-29.03071, -53.21575

Resource(N)

Primary:	Quartz, Gemstone, Semiprecious Gemstone
Ore:	Agate

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Producer

Geology

Host type:

Rhyolite,Andesite

References

MRDS	I007004
DEP	10100711
Reference	{Deposit:: CESAR, P. DE A.B., 1984, PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS: CONCEITOS, METODOLOGIA E LISTAGEM (CAPITULO IX), IN: SCHOBBENHAUSS, C., D., DE A. CAMPOS, G.R. DERZE, AND H.E. ASMUS, EDS., GEOLOGICO DO BRAZIL, TEXTO EXPLICATIVO DO MAPA GEOLOGICO DO BRAZIL E DA AREA OCEANICA ADJACENTE INCLUINDO DEPOSITOS MINERAIS, DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, BRASILIA, P. 359-419, ESCALA 1:2,500,000}{Other Database:: CIMRI}
Reporter	Carbonaro, Marguerite M.