Rio Grande Do Sul
Producer

Rio Grande Do Sul Tin Tungsten District

Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil
TungstenTinMolybdenumCopper
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Description

Frederico Gustavo Scheffer

Commodities
PrimaryTungsten, Tin
TertiaryMolybdenum, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeGREISEN, DISSEMINATED, QUARTZ VEINS, PLACER
Deposit sizeS
Geology
AlterationGREISENIZED GRANITE AND METASEDIMENTS
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1913
Discovery year1903
Identification
Deposit ID60001576
MRDS IDW001420
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-30.83066, -52.74905
References
FRANCO, RUI R.(1944)A FAIXA ESTANIFERA DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL: UNIV. DE SAO PAULO, FACULDADE FILOSOFIA, BOLETIM XLIV, MINERALOGIA NO. 6, P. 5-54.LEINZ V. AND PINAGEL, H.(1945):ESTANHO E TUNGSTENIO O RIO GRANDE DO SUL: DEPT. NACIONAL PROD. MINERAL, DIV. FOM PROD. MINERAL BOLETIM 70,87P.ABREU, S.F.(1962), RECURSOS MINERAIS DO BRASIL VOL.II,P. 373-374.