Commodities
PrimaryAsbestos
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model18: Serpentine-hosted asbestos
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formTABULAR
Geology
Host rockGabbro,Ultramafic Intrusive Rock,Serpentinite · Cana Brava Complex
StructureA Series Of East-West Vertical Faults Cause Minor Displacement Of Ore Zones.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1967
Identification
Deposit ID10069065
MRDS IDW002360
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-13.19775, -48.14907
References
WENDEL, C.A., 1969, MONTHLY REPORT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BRAZIL PROJECT, MAY, 1969.AZEVEDO BRANCO, P.C. DE, 1984, PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS: CONCEITOS, METODOLOGIA E LISTAGEM, IN SCHOBBENHAUS, CARLOS, ALMEIDA CAMPOS, DIOGENES DE, DERZE, G.R., AND ASMUS, H.E., COORDS., GEOLOGIA DO BRASIL: BRASILIA, BRAZIL, DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, P. 360-419.HARBEN, PETER, 1984, A PROFILE OF SA MINERACAO DE AMIANTO--BRAZIL'S ASBESTOS PRODUCER: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 198, P. 63-65.ASBESTOS, V. 62, NO. 7; V. 59, NO. 6.O'DRISCOLL, MIKE, 1989, BRAZIL'S INDUSTRIAL MINERALS--SEEKING SUCCESS AGAINST ALL ODDS: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 266, P. 23-69.CIMRIAZEVEDO BRANCO, 1984; ASBESTOSAZEVEDO BRANCO, 1984.