Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model241: Superior Fe (BC name is Lake Superior & Rapitan types iron-formation)
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockIron Formation · Caue Formation, Itabira Group, Minas Series
Associated rockQuartzite,Phyllite · Batatal Formation, Caraca Group Minas Series;Gandarela Formation, Itabira Group, Minas Group
StructureEastern Limb Of Moeda Syncline
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10065469
MRDS IDTC40780
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-20.08805, -43.95034
References
POMERENE, J.B., 1964, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BELO HORIZONTE, IBIRITE AND MACACOS QUADRANGLES, MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 341-D, 84P.GOMES, J.C.M., 1986, AS MINAS DE AGUAS CLARAS, MUTUCA E PICO E OUTROS DEPOSITOS DE MINERIO DE FERRO NO QUADRILATERO FERROFERO, MINAS GERAIS IN PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, EDS. C. SCHOBBENHAUS AND C.E.S. COELHO: MINISTERIO DAS MINAS E ENERGIA, BRASILIA, V. II, P. 65-76.CIMRI