Commodities
PrimaryMica, Gemstone
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formDIKE-LIKE
Materials
Ore mineralsBeryl, Muscovite
GangueAlbite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockPegmatite
Associated rockSchist
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1940
Identification
Deposit ID10099607
MRDS IDTC42541
Alternate namesLaranjeiras No. 1
RegionSA
Data scoreD
Coordinates-18.52474, -40.95141
References
PECORA, W.T., KLEPPER, M.R., LARRABEE, D.M., BARBOSA, A.L.M., AND FRAYHA, RESK, 1950, MICA DEPOSITS IN MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 964-C, P. 205-305CIMRIUNPUBLISHED DATA (1945).