Rio Grande Do Norte
Past Producer

Mina Do Baixo

Rio Grande Do Norte, Brazil
TungstenMolybdenum
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Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
TertiaryMolybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model42: W skarn
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Ore mineralsMolybdenite, Scheelite
GangueEpidote, Garnet, Quartz
Geology
Host rockAmphibolite
Associated rockMica Schist
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10099547
MRDS IDTC40671
RegionSA
Data scoreD
Coordinates-6.14389, -36.99888
References
JOHNSTON, W.D.,JR , AND MOACYR DE VASCONCELOS, E.F., 1943, TUNGSTENIO NA PARAIBA E RIO GRANDE DO NORTE: MINERACAO E METALURGIA, V. 7, NO. 41, P. 247-260CIMRIJOHNSTON AND MOACYR DE VASCONCELOS(1943)