Description
Rio Doce Geologia E Mineracao S.A. And Companhia Vale Do Rio Doce
Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
GangueChlorite, Muscovite, Quartz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockSchist · Ourofino Sequence;Ourofino Sequence;Ourofino Sequence
StructureDuctile Shear Zone With Lineation N140e, 38se Defined By Fold Axes, Cleavage Intersection, And Elongate Minerals
Tectonic settingProterozoic Aracuai Fold Belt Of Sao Francisco Precambrian Craton
AlterationAl-Rich Schists Replaced By Chlorite-Muscovite In Intermediate Stage And Quartz-Muscovite In Advanced Stage
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10064774
MRDS IDTC39264
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-16.06623, -43.23757
References
FORSECA, E., GUIMARAES, P.J., DUTRA LEAL, E., AND MEDEIROS SILVA, H., 1991, THE OURO FINO DEPOSIT, MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL, IN BRAZIL GOLD '91, ED. E.A. LADEIRA: BALKEMA, ROTTERDAM, P. 499-505CIMRI