Mina Riacho Da Caieira

BR / Rio Grande do Norte

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Mina Riacho Da Caieira is a historic mining site in Rio Grande Do Norte, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The mineralization is hosted in Limestone. Reported specimens include Epidote, Scheelite, Wolframite; logged ore minerals are Scheelite; gangue is recorded as Epidote. The site was discovered in 1943.

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Found Here

EpidoteScheeliteWolframite

Geology and deposit

Host rock: Limestone
Associated rock: Schist
Deposit model: 42: W skarn

Ore minerals

Scheelite

Gangue minerals

Epidote

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

Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10111543 — view the source record

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Coordinates: -6.62665, -37.25972

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