Montes Aureos

BR / Maranhão

•-1.93163, -45.91572View on Map Open in Google Maps

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About this location

Montes Aureos is a historic mining site in Maranhao, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The mineralization is hosted in Gurupi Formation (Phyllite). Reported specimens include Gold; logged ore minerals are Gold.

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Found Here

Gold

Geology and deposit

Host rock: Gurupi Formation — Phyllite
Deposit model: 119: Placer Au-PGE

Ore minerals

Gold

Mining history

Status: Past Producer

Records and references

Cited 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. 359-419CIMRI

Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10105139 — view the source record

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Coordinates: -1.93163, -45.91572

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