Commodities
PrimaryChromium, Platinum
TertiaryRhodium, Palladium, Gold, Copper, Nickel
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formDISCONTINOUS TABULAR LENSES
Materials
Ore mineralsAugite, Brucite, Bytownite, Chalcopyrite, Chromite, Chrysotile, Dunite, Hematite, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Pentlandite, Pyrrhotite, Talc
Geology
Host rockDunite
StructureHorizon Trends N - S
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1970
Identification
Deposit ID10038999
MRDS IDM046501
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-14.36077, -48.4574
References
WHITE, R. W., MOTTA, J. & ARAUJO, V. A., 1971, PLATINIFEROUS CHROMITITE IN THE TOCANTINS COMPLEX, NIQUELAN DIA, GOIAS, BRAZIL, U. S. GEOL. PROF. PAPER 750 - D, P. D26 - D33OLIVA E VIEIRA, 1973, PERFIL ANALITICO DA PLATINA: MINISTERIO DAS MINAS E ENERGIA BOLETIM 19, P. 3, 41971 DIREXPL T. P. THAYE