Rio Grande Do Norte
Past Producer

Mina Riacho De Fora

Rio Grande Do Norte, Brazil
Tungsten
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Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model42: W skarn
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsScheelite
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockMica Schist
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1942
Identification
Deposit ID10099550
MRDS IDTC40692
RegionSA
Data scoreD
Coordinates-6.64136, -37.14333
References
JOHNSTON, W.D., JR, AND MOACYR DE VASCONCELOS, E.F., 1943, JUNGSTENIO -NA PARAIBA E RIO GRANDE DO NORTE: MINERACAO E METALURGIA, V. 7, NO. 41, P. 247-260CIMRIJOHNSTON AND MOACYR DE VASCONCELOS