Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeSedimentary
Model241: Superior Fe (BC name is Lake Superior & Rapitan types iron-formation)
Deposit sizeL
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Magnetite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockIron Formation · Minas Series
Associated rockGranite
StructureComplex Folding And Granitic Intrusions; Iron Formations Run In Bands Of Varying Widths And Cutting Across Quadrilatero From East To West And North To South; Thickness Ranges To Several Hundred Feet
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10078070
MRDS IDW026225
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-19.89749, -43.23227
References
ALVARADO, BENJAMIN, 1970 , IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF SOUTH AMERICA, IN SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES -- OCCURRENCE AND APPRAISAL: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P. 302 - 380 . 433 QUN22SDORR, J. V. N., II, AND BARBOSA, A. L. M., 1963 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ITABIRA DISTRICT, MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 341 - C, P. C1 - C110SKILLINGS, D. N., JR., 1973 A, SAMITRI: SKILLINGS' MINING REV., V. 62 , NO. 16 , P. 1 , 12 - 17SAMITRI (1973), SAMITRI: BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL, S. A. MINERACAO DA TRINDADE S. A., UNPAGED BROCHURE.SKILLINGS, D. N., JR, 1973 A.