Bahia
Prospect

Piraja

Bahia, Brazil
MagnesiteGemstoneQuartz
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Description

Pierre Cahen And Georges Minvielle

Commodities
PrimaryMagnesite, Gemstone, Quartz
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsEmerald, Magnesite, Quartz
GangueEnstatite, Talc
Geology
Host rockDolomite
Associated rockQuartzite
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Last production1945
Discovery year1939
Identification
Deposit ID10065519
MRDS IDTC40859
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-14.14491, -41.57533
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).