Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formLENS
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
GangueQuartz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockMetavolcanic Rock · Babacu 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 year1976
Identification
Deposit ID10065513
MRDS IDTC40852
Alternate namesSerra Das Andorinhas
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-7.43552, -49.79468
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. 559-567CIMRIDA SILVA AND DE CAMPOS CORDIERO (1988).