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Found Here
Geology and deposit
- Host rock
- Pedra Member Of Mambira Formation — Phyllite
- Associated rock
- Serra Grande Formation — Sandstone
Ne Trending Graben Faults.
Mining history
- Status
- Occurrence
- Discovered
- 1857
Records and references
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, PP. 359-419. COLLINS, J.J., AND LOUREIRO, A.R., 1971, A METAMORPHOSED DEPOSIT OF PRECAMBRIAN SUPERGENE COPPER: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 66, NO. 1, P. 192-199. BRIZZI, A.S., AND DA C. ROBERTO, F.A., 1988, JAZIDA DE COBRE DE PEDRA VERDE - VICOSA DO CEARA, CEARA, IN PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, EDS. C. SCHOBBENHAUS AND C.E.S. COELHO: MINISTERIO DAS MINAS E ENERGIA, BRASILIA, V. III, P. 71-80. MINISTERIO DAS MINAS E ENERGIA (MME), 1981, PROJETO RADAMBRASIL; FOLHA SA 24 FORTALEZA; GEOLOGIA, GEOMORFOLOGIA, PEDOLOGIA, VEGETACAO E USO POTENCIAL DEL TERRA: MINISTERIO DAS MINAS E ENERGIA, RIO DE JANEIRO, 488P. CIMRICESAR (1984); BRIZZI AND ROBERTO (1988); MME (1981)
Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10060793 — view the source record
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Location on Map
Coordinates: -3.52321, -41.13229
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