Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeSedimentary
Model241: Superior Fe (BC name is Lake Superior & Rapitan types iron-formation)
Deposit sizeU
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockIron Formation · Cave Formation, Itabira Group, Minas Series
Associated rockQuartzite · Minas Series
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
First production1952
Identification
Deposit ID10078077
MRDS IDW026232
Alternate namesPico Do ItabiritoPico
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-20.24748, -43.88228
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 QUN22S.DORR, 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- C110.SKILLINGS, D.N., JR., 1973 D, MBR: SKILLINGS' MINING REV., V. 62, NO. 4, P. 1, 4-6.GOMES, J.C.M., 1986, AS MINAS DE AGUAS CLARAS, MUTUCA E PICO E OUTROS DEPOSITOS DE MINERIO DE FERRO NO QUADRILATERO FERRIFERO, MINAS, GERAIS IN PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, EDS. C. SCHOBBENHAUS AND C.E.S. COELHO: MINISTERIO DAS MINAS E ENERGIA, BRASILIA, V. II, P. 65-76.SKILLINGS, D. N., JR., 1973 D, GOMES (1986).SKILLINGS, D. N., JR, 1973 D; ALVARADO, B., 1970