Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead
SecondaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Descloizite, Galena, Malachite, Pyrite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Willemite
GangueBarite, Calcite, Chalcedony, Dolomite, Fluorite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Bambui Group
AlterationDolomitization, Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1938
Identification
Deposit ID10068994
MRDS IDW002276
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-15.04072, -44.21093
References
R.H. NAGELL AND M.G. WHITE, 1974, LEAD-ZINC RESOURCES IN BRAZILCASSEDANNE, J.P., 1973, PALEOGEOGRAPHIE ET MINERALISATIONS DE LA ZONE ITACARAMBI-VAZANTE DANS LE NORD-OUEST DE L'ETAT DE MINAS GERAIS-BRESIL: MINERALIUM DEPOSITA, V. 8, P. 101-114.ROBERTSON, J.F., 1963, GEOLOGY OF THE LEAD-ZINC DEPOSITS IN THE MUNICIPIO DE JANUARIA, STATE OF MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1110-B, 110 P.