Commodities
PrimaryChromium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLAYERS
Geology
Host rockUltramafic Intrusive Rock
Associated rockMonzonite,Diorite,Schist,Granite · Campo Formoso Batholith;Itapicuru Complex;;
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1907
Identification
Deposit ID10065430
MRDS IDTC40667
Alternate namesCampo Formoso, No. 16 Ore Body
RegionSA
Data scoreD
Coordinates-10.52952, -40.40171
References
DUARTE, P.M., AND FONTES, C.F., 1986, MINAS DE CROMITA DAS FAZENDAS LIMOEIRO E PEDRINHAS, MUNICIPIO DE CAMPO FORMOSO, BAHIA, IN PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, EDS. SCHOBBENHAUS, C., AND COELHO, C.E.S., V. II, P. 207-214.JOHNSTON, W.D., JR., AND DE SOUZA, H.C.A., 1943, LAYERED OR BANDED CHROMITE AT CAMPO FORMOSO, BAHIA, BRAZIL: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 38, NO. 1, P. 287-297.CIMRI