Bahia
Producer

Pedra Preta

Bahia, Brazil
MagnesiteTalc-Soapstone
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Description

Pierre Cahen And Georges Minvielle

Commodities
PrimaryMagnesite, Talc-Soapstone
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeU
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsMagnesite, Talc
GangueDolomite, Hematite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDolomite
Associated rockQuartzite
StructureLarge Syncline With Axis Striking N20e, Plunges Low. Angles To S., On West Flank Of Syncline
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1939
Identification
Deposit ID10100880
MRDS IDTC40853
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-14.13352, -41.28505
References
BODENLOS (1954)BODENLOS, A.J., 1954, MAGNESITE DEPOSITS IN SERRA DAS EGUAS, BRUMADO, BRAZIL: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN. 975-C, 87-170.DE AZEVEDO BRANCO, P.C., 1984, PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS: CONCEITOS, METHODOLOGIA E LISTAGEM, CAPITULO IX IN C. SCHOBBENHAUS, D. DE ALMEIDA CAMPOS, G.R. DERZE, AND H.E. ASMUS, EDS., GEOLOGIA DO BRASIL: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DA PRODUCAO MINERAL, P. 359-419.CIMRIBODENLOS (1954); DE AZEVEDO BRANCO (1984)BODENLOS (1954). DE AZEVEDO BRANCO (1984).