Bahia
Prospect

Gravata

Bahia, Brazil
Magnesite
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Description

Pierre Cahen And Georges Minvielle.

Commodities
PrimaryMagnesite
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsMagnesite
GangueAnthophyllite, Dolomite, Enstatite, Quartz, Talc
Geology
Host rockDolomite
Associated rockQuartzite
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1939
Identification
Deposit ID10065518
MRDS IDTC40858
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-14.1363, -41.52977
References
BODENLOS (1954).BODENLOS, A.J., 1954, MAGNESITE DEPOSITS IN SERRA DAS EGUAS, BRUMADO, BRAZIL: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN, 975-C, 87-170.DE AZEVEDO BRANCO, P.C., 1984, PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS: CONCEITOS, METHODOLOGIA E LISTAGEM, CAPITULO IX IN C. SCHOBBENHAUS, D. DE ALMEIDA CAMPOS, G.R. DERZE, AND H.E. ASMUS, EDS., GEOLOGIA DO BRASIL: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, P. 359-419.CIMRIDE AZEVEDO BRANCO (1984).BODENLOS (1954). DE AZEVEDO BRANCO (1984).