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Cata Branca

BR / MG
•-20.22026, -43.85256View on MapOpen in Google Maps
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Cata Branca is a historic mining site in Minas Gerais, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. USGS records describe a Vein deposit hosted in Moeda Formation, Minas Series (Quartzite). Reported specimens include Gold, Quartz, Stibnite; logged ore minerals are Gold, Stibnite; gangue is recorded as Quartz.

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GoldQuartzStibnite

Geology and deposit

Deposit type
Vein
Host rock
Moeda Formation, Minas Series — Quartzite
Ore minerals
GoldStibnite
Gangue minerals
Quartz

Mining history

Status
Past Producer
Production size
Small

Records and references

Cited references

VIEIRA, F.W.R., AND OLIVEIRA, G.A.I. DE, 1988, GEOLOGIA DO DISTRITO AURIFERO DE NOVA LIMA, MINAS GERAIS: PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITAS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, C. SCHOBBENHAUS AND C.E.S. COELHO, EDS., P. 378-391. WALLACE, R.M., 1965, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE PICO DE ITABIRITO DISTRICT, MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 341-F, 68 P. CIMRI

Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10105315 — view the source record

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Coordinates: -20.22026, -43.85256

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