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Found Here
Geology and deposit
- Host rock
- Serido Schist — Mica Schist, Granite
- Deposit model
- 33: Be-Li pegmatites
Mining history
- Status
- Past Producer
- Production size
- Small
Records and references
GRIFFITHS, JOYCE, 1985, BERYLLIUM MINERALS- DEMAND STRONG FOR MINIATURIZATION: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 213, P. 41-51. AZEVEDO BRANCO, P.C. DE, 1984, PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS: CONCEITOS, METODOLOGIA E LISTAGEM, IN SCHOBBENHAUS, CARLOS, ALMEIDA CAMPOS, DIOGENES DE, DERZE, G.R., AND ASMUS, H.E., COORDS., GEOLOGIA DO BRASIL: BRASILIA, BRAZIL, DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, P. 360-419. JOHNSTON, W.D., JR., 1945, BERYL-TANTALITE PEGMATITES OF NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL: GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA BULLETIN 56, P. 1015-1070. CESAR, P. DE A.B., 1984, PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS: CONCEITOS, METODOLOGIA E LISTAGEM, CAPITULO IX, IN SCHOBBENHAUS, C., CAMPOS, D. DE A., DERZE, G.R., ASMUS, H.E., EDS., GEOLOGIA DO BRASIL: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, P. 359-419. AFGOUNI, K., AND SILVA SA, J.H.,1978, LITHIUM ORE IN BRAZIL, IN PENNER, S.S., ED., LITHIUM NEEDS AND RESOURCES: ENERGY, V. 3, P. 247-253. AUBERT, G., 1963, LE LITHIUM: BULL. DU B.R.G.M., NO. 2, P. 23-93. ISMIJOHNSTON, 1945. GRIFFITHS, 1985.
Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10023252 — view the source record
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Location on Map
Coordinates: -5.73142, -39.08225
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