Rio Grande Do Norte
Past Producer

Mina Riacho Da Caieira

Rio Grande Do Norte, Brazil
Tungsten
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Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model42: W skarn
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsScheelite
GangueEpidote
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockSchist
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1943
Identification
Deposit ID10111543
MRDS IDTC40675
RegionSA
Data scoreD
Coordinates-6.62665, -37.25972
References
JOHNSTON, W.D., JR., AND MOACYR DE VASCONCELOS, E.F., 1943, TUNGSTENIO NA PARAIBA E RIO GRANDE DO NORTE: MINERACAO E METALURGIA, V. 7, NO. 41, P. 247-260CIMRIJOHNSTON AND MOACYR DE VASCONCELOS