Commodities
PrimaryMica
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR WITH DIKE LIKE PROJECTION S30W
Materials
Ore mineralsMuscovite
GangueFeldspar, Kaolin, Quartz
Geology
Host rockPegmatite
Associated rockGneiss
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10066262
MRDS IDTC42387
Alternate namesMexeriqueira Group
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-20.68552, -41.93502
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1944, THE CHICO DENTISTA GROUP OF MICA MINES, MUNICIPIO OF ESPERA FELIZ, MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNPUBLISHED REPORT, 19 P.CIMRIPECORA ET AL (1950).