Commodities
PrimaryNiobium (Columbium), REE
SecondaryThorium, Vanadium, Beryllium
TertiaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model24: Carbonatite
Deposit sizeN
Geology
Host rockIntrusive Carbonatite,Colluvium · Seis Lagos Formation
Tectonic settingBrazilian Shield
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10023661
MRDS IDI001066
Alternate namesSao Gabriel Da Cachoeira
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates0.31825, -66.68283
References
MINING JOURNAL, 1990, BRAZIL STRNGTHENS NIOBIUM GRIP: V. 314, NO. 8059, P. 145.CESAR, P. DE A.B., 1984, PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS: CONCEITOS, METODOLOGIA E LISTAGEM (CAPITULO IX), IN SCHOBBENHAUSS, C.D., DE A. CAMPOS, G.R. DERZE, AND H.E. ASMUS, EDS., GEOLOGICO DO BRAZIL, TEXTO EXPLICATIVO DO MAPA GEOLOGICO DO BRAZIL E DA AREA OCEANICA ADJACENTE INCLUINDO DEPOSITOS MINERAIS, DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, BRASILIA, P. 359-419, ESCALA 1:2,500,000.CIMRIMINING JOURNAL, 1990; CESAR, 1984.