Description
J. Felicissimo Of Instituto Geologico E Geographico
Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
SecondaryTin
TertiaryZinc, Lead, Copper, Molybdenum, Bismuth
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlTwo Sets Of Veins, N 60 W And N 30 E In Fractures In Greisenised Gneiss.
Materials
Ore mineralsBismuth, Cassiterite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Topaz, Wolframite
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Associated rockGneiss,Granite
Tectonic settingBrazilian Shield
AlterationDeposit Is In Greisenised Gneiss
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1942
Discovery year1940
Identification
Deposit ID10068386
MRDS IDW001418
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-23.16409, -47.08232
References
SALDANHA, RO(1946)O ESTUDO DA JAZIDA DE WOLFRAMOTA DE INHANDJARA: UNIV. DE SAO PAULO,FACULDADE FILOSOFIA, CIENCIAS E LETRA BOLETIM LX, P. 5-92ABREU, S.F.(1962)RECURSOS MINERAIS DO BRAZIL, VOL.II, P. 372.1940 DIREXPL MINERACAO INHANDJARASEE GENERAL REFERENCES1954 DIREXPL WAH CHANG CORP.