Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENSES, BOUDINS, BANDS
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pentlandite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueAnkerite, Quartz, Rutile, Siderite
Geology
Host rockSchist · Nova Lima Group;Nova Lima Group;Nova Lima Group
StructureCarrapatos Oblique Ramp Structure And Shear Zone (Proterozoic Deformation); Isoclinal Recumbent Fold With Subsidary Folds
Tectonic settingPrecambrian Sao Francisco Shield
AlterationChloritization, Carbonitization, Sericitization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10064790
MRDS IDTC39286
Alternate namesIncludes Upper Carrapato Mine and Lower Carrapato Mine
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-19.91332, -43.69562
References
LADEIRA, E.A., 1988, METALOGENIA DOS DEPOSITOS DE QUADRILATERO FERRIFERO, MINAS GERAIS, IN PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITAS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, C. SCHOBBENHAUS AND C.E.S. COELHO, ED., P. 301-375.SOUZA FILHO, C.R., AND SCHRANIC, A., 1991, LITHO-STRUCTURAL CONTROL, GEOMETRY AND GEOTHERMOMETRY OF TINGUA GOLD MINERALIZATION, RIO DAS VELHAS GREENSTONE BELT IN BRAZIL GOLD '91, ED. E.A. LADEIRA: BALKEMA, ROTTERDAM, P. 575-577.CIMRI