Commodities
PrimaryAluminum, Iron, Thorium, REE
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStockwork
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlRocks On Footwall Side Of Veins Are More Enriched With Ore Than Rocks On Hanging Wall Side.
Materials
Ore mineralsAllanite, Bastnaesite, Bauxite, Cerianite
GangueGibbsite, Kaolin, Limonite, Sandstone, Tuff
Geology
Host rockNepheline Syenite
Associated rockMetasedimentary Rock,Granite
Tectonic settingPrecambrian Shield And Mesozoic Intrusive
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1953
Identification
Deposit ID10069039
MRDS IDW002321
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-21.79745, -46.56566
References
WEDOW, H., 1967, THE MORRO DO FERRO THORIUM AND RARE-EARTH ORE DEPOSIT, POCOS DE CALDAS DISTRICT, BRAZIL GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1185-D34WEDOW, HELMUTH, 1967, THE MORRO DO FERRO THORIUM AND RARE-EARTH ORE DEPOSIT, POCOS DE CALDAS DISTRICT, BRAZIL GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1185-D34.1953 DIREXPL WHITE, M.G., AND TOLBERT, G.E.1956 DIREXPL HELMUTH WEDOW