Mine detail: Serra Branca

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: -6.45054, -36.28388

Resource(B)

Primary: Beryllium, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Tin
Tertiary: Mica
Ore: Beryl, Cassiterite, Mica
Gangue: Albite, Microcline, Quartz, Tourmaline

Production

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

Geology

Host type:Pegmatite
Associated type:Amphibole Schist

References

MRDSTC40659
DEP10105338
Reference{Deposit:: CESAR, P. DE A.B., 1984, PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS: CONCEITOS, METODOLOGIA, E LISTAGEM, CAPITULO IX, IN GEOLOGIA DO BRASIL, EDS., C. SCHOBBENHAUS, D. DE A. CAMPOS, G.R. DERZE, AND H.E. ASMUS: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, P. 359-419.}{Deposit:: CARNEIRO DE ALMEIDA, S., JOHNSTON, W.D., JR., LEONARDOS, O.H., AND SCORZA, E.P., 1944, THE BERYL-TANTALITE-CASSITERITE PEGMATITES OF PARAIBA AND RIO GRANDE DO NORTE, BRAZIL: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 39, NO. 3, P. 206-221.}{Other Database:: CIMRI}
ReporterPage, Norman J.