Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeN
Materials
Ore mineralsFluorite
GangueChalcedony, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Tangua Complex;Serro Do Mar Alkaline Complex
AlterationClay Minerals, Sericite, Pyrite, Minor Carbonate; Silicification.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1982
Discovery year1975
Identification
Deposit ID10065216
MRDS IDTC40318
Alternate namesPoco I Mine
RegionSA
Data scoreD
Coordinates-22.72962, -42.57447
References
COELHO, G.E.S., TOURAY, J.C., DARDENNE, M.A., AND BENY, C., 1990, CONSTRAINTS ON HYDROTHERMAL SOLUTIONS FROM FLUID AND SOLID INCLUSIONS STUDIES IN FLUORITE: APPLICATION TO TANGUA DEPOSIT, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 85, P. 1024-1033CIMRI