Mine detail: Ponta Grossa

Previously called 'Castro'

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Location: Parana, Brazil, South America
Lat / long: -25.0974, -49.91574
dep_id: 60000490
mrds_id: I001108
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Talc-Soapstone
Trace mineral: Limestone, General, Dolomite
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: METAMORPHIC, HYDROTHERMAL
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
alteration: METAMORPHISM
References:
  • Deposit:: CIMENELLI, R.R., 1988, CHARACTERISATION OF MINERAL FILLERS AND EXTENDERS MARKETS AND PRODUCTION IN BRAZIL--TALC: A CASE STUDY, IN CLARKE, G.M., ED., 8TH ,INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS: LONDON, METAL BULLETIN PLC, P. 112-116.
  • 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.
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