Bahia
Occurrence
Canudos Copper Deposit
Bahia, Brazil
Copper
Nickel
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Commodities
Primary
Copper, Nickel
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit size
N
Orebody form
LINEAR INTRUSIVE
Materials
Ore minerals
Chalcopyrite, Pyrite
Gangue
Phyllite
Geology
Host rock
Phyllite · Sao Francisco Series, Phyllite
Associated rock
Gabbro · Gabbro
Tectonic setting
Precambrian Shield
Economic & production
Development status
Occurrence
Discovery year
1950
Identification
Deposit ID
10069035
MRDS ID
W002317
Region
SA
Data score
D
Coordinates
-9.91454, -39.13224
References
WRITTEN COMMUNICATION FROM W. MARHOLZ