Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
GangueIron, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist,Iron Formation · Nova Lima Group
AlterationSericitization (Inner Zone), Carbonitization (Intermediate Zone), Chloritization (Outer Zone)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1935
Last production1947
Discovery year1903
Identification
Deposit ID10064764
MRDS IDTC39246
Alternate namesFernan Paes Estate, Ore Body Se-Mata Virgem
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-20.02805, -43.85312
References
VIEIRA, F.W.R., AND OLIVEIRA, G.A.I. DE, 1988, GEOLOGIA DO DISTRITO AURIFERO DE NOVA LIMA, MINAS GERAIS: PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITAS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, C. SCHOBBENHAUS AND C.E.S. COELHO, EDS., P. 378-391.GAIR, J.E., 1962, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE NOVA LIMA AND RIO ACIMA QUADRANGLES, MINAS GERAIS, BRASIL: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 341-A, 67 P.VIEIRA, F.W.R., 1991, TEXTURES AND PROCESSES OF HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION AND MINERALIZATION IN THE NOVA LIMA GROUP, MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL, IN BRAZIL GOLD '91, E.A. LADEIRA, ED.: BALKEMA, ROTTERDAM, P. 319-325.CIMRIGAIR (1962)