Mata Cavalos

Past Producer in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodity Gold

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Nearby scientific data
Ore body information
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10064793
MRDS ID	TC39291
Record type	Site
Current site name	Mata Cavalos

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-43.42505, -20.36914 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Minas Gerais(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Brazil	Minas Gerais

Comments on the location information

LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE PLACED AT FOURTH OF JULY BUTTE
USED MINE SYMBOL NEAR MATA CAVALOS AS LOCATION

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Gold	Primary

Comments on the commodity information

SMALL WHITE STONE FOUND IN THE FIELD TUMBLED TO REVEAL LIGHT GREY INTERIORS WITH DELICATE, FINE, CONCENTRIC WHITE BANDS; RARE RED, BLUE, AND GREY MOSS AGATE; STONE COMMONLY FRACTURE FREE

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Gold	Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-43.42505, -20.36914	ListMap

Economic information

Ore body information

Name MATA CAVALOS

Name	MATA CAVALOS

Comments on the geologic information

BEDROCK INCLUDES EARLY PROTEROZOIC GRANITOID ROCKS, LATE CRETACEOUS RHYOLITES TO ANDESITIC VOLCANIC INTRUSIVE ROCKS, MIDDLE TO OLIGOCENE VOLCANIC AND SEDIMENTARY ROCKS, AND LATE TO MIDDLE BASALTIC ROCKS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Past Producer
Commodity type	Metallic
Deposit size	Small
Significant	No

Comments on development

AGATES IDENTIFIED IN FIELD BY WHITE EXTERIOR. SURFACE MATERIAL IS SMALL; DIGGING IS REQUIRED TO FIND LARGER SPECIMENS.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC39291

Bibliographic references

Deposit

LADEIRA, E.A., 1988, METALOGENIA DOS DEPOSITOS DE QUADRILATERO FERRIFERO, MINAS GERAIS, IN PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITAS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, C. SCHOBBENHAUS AND C.E.S. COELHO, ED., P. 301-375
Other Database

CIMRI

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	DO NOT ASSUME THAT THIS RECORD GIVES PERMISSION TO COLLECT IN THE AREA DESCRIBED HERE. LAND STATUS CAN CHANGE AND COLLECTORS NEED TO CHECK LOCALLY OR WITH THE COUNTY RECORDERS OFFICE.

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-OCT-1993	Page, Norman J.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.