Mine detail: Serra Branca

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Location: Paraiba, Brazil, South America
Lat / long: -6.45054, -36.28388
dep_id: 10105338
mrds_id: TC40659
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Beryllium, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Tin
Trace mineral: Mica
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Beryl, Cassiterite, Mica
gangue: Albite, Microcline, Quartz, Tourmaline
Reporter: Page, Norman J.
hrock_type: Pegmatite
arock_type: Amphibole Schist
References:
  • 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
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