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Found Here
Geology and deposit
- Deposit type
- Vein
- Host rock
- Nova Lima Group — Iron Formation
Sericitization, Carbonatization, Chloritization (Inner To Outer Zones)
Mining history
- Status
- Past Producer
- Production size
- Small
Records and 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. GAIR, J.E., 1962, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE NOVA LIMA AND RIO ACIMA QUADRANGLES, MINAS GERAIS, BRASIL: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 341-A, 67 P. VIEIRA, F.W.R., 1991, TEXTURES AND PROCESSES OF HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION AND MINERALIZATION IN THE NOVA LIMA GROUP, MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL, IN BRAZIL GOLD '91, E.A. LADEIRA, ED.: BALKEMA, ROTTERDAM, P. 319-325. CIMRI
Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10064763 — view the source record
Difficulty
Getting there
Location on Map
Coordinates: -20.02971, -43.83256
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