Commodities
PrimaryMica
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsMuscovite
GangueKaolin, Microcline, Quartz
Geology
Host rockPegmatite
Associated rockGneiss
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1941
Identification
Deposit ID10105408
MRDS IDTC42608
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-21.01217, -42.37891
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.KLEPPER, M.R., AND FRAYHA, RESK, 1946, MICA DEPOSITS IN THE JUIZ DE FORA-CARATINGA REGION, SOUTHEASTERN MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SUREVY UNPUBLISHED REPORT, 65P.CIMRIPECORA ET AL (1950).