| Deposit ID | 10065423 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC40657 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Pedras Pretas Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -36.52305, -6.94163 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
| Relative position | 1-2 KM EAST OF SERIDOZINHO MINE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Paraiba(province)
Brazil(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Brazil | Paraiba |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tin Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cassiterite | Ore |
| Albite | Gangue |
| Microcline | Gangue |
| Muscovite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -36.52305, -6.94163 |
|---|
| Thickness | 11M |
|---|---|
| Length | 145M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC40657 |
CIMRI
CARNEIRO DE ALMEIDA AND OTHERS (1944).
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | HAD AN OLD AND NEW PART IN 1940'S. NEW PART DIMENSIONS GIVEN ABOVE. PEGMATITE IS ZONED WITH QUARTZ CORE, HOSTED IN SCHIST. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1994 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.