Commodities
PrimaryVermiculite, Copper
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlMagmatic Segregation, Shear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Vermiculite
Geology
Host rockPyroxenite,Hornblendite
Associated rockPyroxenite,Hornblendite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10069071
MRDS IDW002370
Alternate namesMaracas Copper
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-13.24772, -40.58226
References
MONTHLY REPORT, BRAZIL PROJECT, FEB. 1969, HEDLUND, D.C.MONTHLY REPORT, BRAZIL PROJECT, MAY, 1969, HEDLUND, D.C.HEDLUND, D.C., 1989, THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EAST-CENTRAL BAHIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, 75 P.CIMRI