Description
Torquato Ribeiro Dos Santos
Commodities
PrimaryChromium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formLENS, LAYERS
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite
GangueMagnetite, Olivine, Pyroxene, Serpentine
Geology
Host rockHarzburgite,Serpentinite
Associated rockSerpentinite
StructureSynform
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1973
Discovery year1971
Identification
Deposit ID10061764
MRDS IDTC34720
Alternate namesMedrado
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-10.32063, -39.74725
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. 359-419.DE M.P. MELLO, C.H., DURAO, G., VIANA, J.D.S., AND CARVALHO, C.J.C., 1986, DEPOSITOS DE CROMITA DAS FAZENDA MEDRADO E IPUEIRA, MUNICIPIO DE SENHOR DO BONFIM, BAHIA IN PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, EDS. SCHOBBENHAUS, C., AND COELHO, C.E.S., V. II, P. 213-234.CIMRICE M.P. MELLO AND OTHERS (1986).DE M.P. MELLO AND OTHERS (1986).