Description
Gabriel Soares
Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver, Cobalt, Gold, Nickel, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Talc-Soapstone
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeL
Orebody formONE DEPOSIT IS CIRCULAR, THE OTHER IS LONG AND LENTICULAR
Ore controlOre In Layered Sequences With Norite And Pyroxenite Occurs In East Limb Of Sse Plunging Anticline.
Materials
Ore mineralsBismuthinite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Cubanite, Digenite, Malachite, Millerite, Pentlandite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite, Talc, Tetrahedrite
GangueForsterite, Hornblende, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Phlogopite
Geology
Host rockNorite,Orthopyroxenite
Associated rockQuartzite,Gneiss,Amphibolite · Supracrustal;Infracrustal;Syntectonic
StructureNortherly Trending Folds Plunging To The South.
Tectonic settingPrecambrian Shield, Sao Francisco Craton
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1578
Identification
Deposit ID10068855
MRDS IDW002123
Alternate namesJaguiarari, Caraiba
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-9.8501, -39.86421
References
WRITTEN COMMUNICATION FROM M.G. WHITEDE LIMA E SILVA, F.G., CAVALCANTE, P.R.B., DE SA E.P., D'EL REY SILVA, L.J.H., AND MACHADO, J.C.M., 1988, DEPOSITO DE COBRE DE CARAIBA E O DISTRITO CUPRIFERO DO VALE DO RIO CURACA, BAHIA, IN PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, EDS., C. SCHOBBENHAUS AND C.E.S. COELHO: MINISTERIO DAS MINAS E ENERGIA, BRASILIA, V. III, P. 11-32.ANUARIO MINERAL BRASILEIRO, 1980.MINING MAGAZINE, DEC. 1976, P. 527-535.MINING MAGAZINE, JUNE 1981, P. 483-484.MINING MAGAZINE, V. 292, NO. 7502, P. 423.LEWIS, R.W., 1966, A GEOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE CARAIBA DEPOSIT, BAHIA, BRAZIL: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 550C, P. C190-C196.TOWNEND, R., FERREIRA, P.M., FRANKE, N.D., COMPANHIA VALE DO RIO DOCE, 1980, CARAIBA, A NEW COPPER DEPOSIT IN BRAZIL: APPLIED EARTH SCIENCE, V. 89, P. B159-B164.DE LIMA E SILVA AND OTHERS (1988).ANUARIO MINERAL BRASILEIRO (1980).