Description
French Prospector
Commodities
PrimaryMica
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formVERTICAL SHEET
Materials
Ore mineralsMuscovite
GangueBiotite, Feldspar, Kaolin, Quartz
Geology
Host rockPegmatite
Associated rockGneiss
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1897
Identification
Deposit ID10065551
MRDS IDTC40898
Alternate namesAlmeida Mine, Chalet Group
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-20.67524, -41.94335
References
PECORA, W.T., KLEPPER, M.R., LARRABEE, D.M., BARBOSA, A.L.M., AND FRAYHA, RESK, 1950, MICA DEPOSITS IN MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 964-C, P. 205-305.LARRABEE, D.M., KLEPPER, M.R., FRAYHA, RESK, 1944, THE CHALET GROUP OF MICA MINES, MUNICIPIO OF ESPERA FELIZ, MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNPUBLISHED REPORT, 22 P.CIMRIANNUAL PRODUCTION: UNPUBLISHED DATA. CUMULATIVE PRODUCTION: PECORA (1950).