Rio Grande Do Norte
Past Producer

Mina Riacho Fechado

Rio Grande Do Norte, Brazil
Tungsten
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Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model42: W skarn
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsScheelite
GangueEpidote, Garnet
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockMica Schist
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1943
Identification
Deposit ID10065433
MRDS IDTC40670
RegionSA
Data scoreD
Coordinates-6.2175, -36.55027
References
JOHNSTON, W.D., JR; AND MOACYR DE VASCONCELOS, E.F., 1943, TUNGSTENIO NA PARAIBA E RIO. GRANDE DO NORTE: MINERACAO E METALURGIA, V.7, NO 41, P. 247-260CIMRIJOHNSTON AND MOACYR DE VASCONCUELOS (1943)