Commodities
PrimaryMica
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formIRREGULAR WITH ARM-LIKE OFF SHOOTS
Materials
Ore mineralsMuscovite
GangueBiotite, Kaolin, Microcline, Plagioclase, Quartz
Geology
Host rockPegmatite
Associated rockGneiss
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1922
Identification
Deposit ID10066242
MRDS IDTC42359
Alternate namesMexeriqueira Group
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-20.69218, -41.94363
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., AND FRAYHA, RESK, 1944, THE CHICO DENTISTA GROUP OF MICA MINES, MUNICIPIO OF ESPERA FELIZ, MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNPUBLISHED REPORT, 19 P.CIMRIPECORA ET AL (1950); UNPUBLISED DATA.