Boqueirao, Quixabeiral

BR / Rio Grande do Norte

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About this location

Boqueirao, Quixabeiral is a known mineral occurrence in Rio Grande Do Norte, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The mineralization is hosted in Serido Formation (Schist). Reported specimens include Lepidolite.

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Lepidolite

Geology and deposit

Host rock: Serido Formation — Schist

Mining history

Status: Occurrence

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 10061739 — view the source record

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Coordinates: -6.69803, -36.63221

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