Commodities
PrimaryMica
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formLENSES
Materials
Ore mineralsMuscovite
GangueGarnet, Plagioclase, Quartz
Geology
Host rockPegmatite
Associated rockSchist
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1933
Identification
Deposit ID10105402
MRDS IDTC42486
Alternate namesMine Sections: Discovery, Pedra Louca, Boa Vista Cangalha
RegionSA
Data scoreD
Coordinates-18.27864, -41.78586
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. 205-305.PECORA, W.T., AND BARBOSA, A.L.M., 1944, THE BANANAL MICA MINE, MUNICIPIO OF PECANHA, STATE OF MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNPUBLISHED REPORT 7P.CIMRIPECORA AND BARBOSA (1944).