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Mina Malhadinho

BR / PB
-6.79497, -37.05667View on MapOpen in Google Maps
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Mina Malhadinho is a historic mining site in Paraiba, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The mineralization is hosted in Limestone. Reported specimens include Scheelite, Wolframite; logged ore minerals are Scheelite. The site was discovered in 1943.

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Found Here

ScheeliteWolframite

Geology and deposit

Host rock
Limestone
Associated rock
Pegmatite
Deposit model
42: W skarn
Ore minerals
Scheelite

Mining history

Status
Past Producer
Production size
Small
Discovered
1943

Records and references

Cited references

JOHNSTON, W.D., JR, AND MOACYR DE VASCONCELOS, E.F., 1943, TUNGSTENIO NA PARAIBA E RIO GRANDE DO NORTE: MINERACAO E METALURGIA, V. 7, NO. 41, P. 247-260CIMRIJOHNSTON AND MOACYR DE VASCONCELOS ( 1943)

Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10065442view the source record

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Coordinates: -6.79497, -37.05667

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