Commodities
PrimaryMica
Commodity typeN
Materials
Ore mineralsKaolin, Muscovite
GangueBeryl, Biotite, Microcline, Plagioclase, Quartz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockPegmatite
Associated rockQuartzite,Schist,Gneiss
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10066266
MRDS IDTC42392
Alternate namesParaiso #1
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-20.52357, -41.90669
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.KLEPPER, M.R., AND FRAYHA, RESK, 1944, MICA DEPOSITS NEAR CAPARAO, MUNICIPIOS OF ESPERA FELIZ AND MANHUMIRIM, MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNPUBLISHED REPORT; 33 P.CIMRIANNUAL PRODUCTION: UNPUBLISHED DATA. CUMULATIVE PRODUCTION: PELORA ET AL (1980); KLEPPER AND FRAYHA (1944).