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Found Here
Geology and deposit
- Host rock
- Norite, Pyroxenite
- Associated rock
- Riacho De Buiao — Diorite, Norite, Gneiss, Amphibolite, Granulite
- Orebody form
- TABULAR
- Tectonic setting
- Precambrian Shield
Two Phases Of Folding.
Northerly Trending Sill Which Dips 30-45 Deg West, Intense Deformation And Alteration.
Actinolite, Chlorite, Natronite, Illite, Talc. Appears To Have Hydrothermal Overprint That Redistributed The Mineralization.
Mining history
- Status
- Prospect
- Discovered
- 1963
Records and references
WRITTEN COMMUNICATION FROM M.G. WHITEDE LIMA E SILVA, F.G., CAVALCANTE, P.R.B., DE SA, E.P., D'EL REY SILVA, L.J.H., AND MACHADO, J.C.M., 1988, DEPOSITO DE COBRE DE CARAIBA E O DISTRICTO CUPRIFERO DO VALE DO RIO CURACA, BAHIA, IN PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, EDS. C. SCHOBBENHAUS AND C.E.S. COELHO: MINISTERIO DAS MINAS E ENERGIA, BRASILIA, V. III, P. 11-32.
Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10068852 — view the source record
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Location on Map
Coordinates: -9.57678, -39.86199
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