Minas Gerais
Past Producer

Ipe

Minas Gerais, Brazil
Mica
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Commodities
PrimaryMica
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formTABULAR, SHEET-LIKE
Materials
Ore mineralsMuscovite
GangueMicrocline, Plagioclase, Quartz
Geology
Host rockPegmatite
Associated rockMica Schist
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10066343
MRDS IDTC42501
RegionSA
Data scoreD
Coordinates-18.42281, -41.76864
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. 205-305CIMRIPECORA ET AL (1950).