Commodities
PrimaryMica
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formIRREGULAR LENSES
Materials
Ore mineralsMuscovite
GanguePlagioclase, Quartz
Geology
Host rockPegmatite
Associated rockSchist
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1933
Identification
Deposit ID10066332
MRDS IDTC42487
RegionSA
Data scoreD
Coordinates-18.29697, -41.84336
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.BARBOSA, A.L.M., AND PECORA, W.T., 1945, CAFE-FEIJAO MICA MINE, DISTRITO OF RAMALHETE, MUNICIPIO OF PECANHA, STATE OF MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNPUBLISHED REPORT, 9P.CIMRIBARBOSA AND PECORA (1945)BARBOSA AND PECORA (1945).