Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
GangueQuartz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockMetavolcanic Rock · Babacao Sequence, Xingu Complex
Associated rockSiltstone,Sandstone,Dolomite,Chert · Gemaque Sequence, Rio Fresco Formation;;Goiaba Sediments
StructureAndorinhas Syncline
Tectonic settingGreenstone Belt
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1978
Identification
Deposit ID10065512
MRDS IDTC40851
Alternate namesSerra Das Andorinhas
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-7.43691, -49.81412
References
DA SILVA, A.R.B., DE CAMPOS, A.A., 1988, DEPOSITOS DE OURO DA SERRA DAS ANDORINHAS, RIO MARIA, PARA, IN PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, EDS. C. SCHOBBENHAUS AND C.E.S. COELHO: MINISTERIO DAS MINAS E ENERGIA, BRASILIA, V. III, P. 559-567CIMRI