Commodities
PrimaryNiobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Beryllium
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsBeryl, Cassiterite
GangueAlbite, Microcline, Muscovite, Quartz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockPegmatite
Associated rockSchist
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10065424
MRDS IDTC40658
RegionSA
Data scoreD
Coordinates-6.66525, -35.81554
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, P. 359-419.CARNEIRO DE ALMEIDA, S., JOHNSTON, W.D., JR., LEONARDOS, O.H., AND SCORZA, E.P., 1944, THE BERYL-TANTALITE-CASSITERITE PEGMATITES OF PARAIBA AND RIO GRANDE DO NORTE, BRAZIL: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 39, NO. 3, P. 206-221.CIMRI