Riacho Seco Prospect

Occurrence in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodities Lead, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065527
MRDS ID TC40869
Record type Site
Current site name Riacho Seco Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -44.1712, -15.0796 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 3.5 KM SW OF CROSSROADS AT PINDAIBA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Minas Gerais(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Minas Gerais

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Descloizite Ore
Galena Ore
Lead Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Barite Gangue
Chalcedony Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Bambui Group
    Rock description Bambui Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -44.1712, -15.0796

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Name EASTERN VEIN
    Strike N30E}N30E
    Dip STEEP E}STEEP E
    Thickness 0.5M
    Length 50M
  • Name WESTERN VEIN
    Strike N30E}N30E
    Dip STEEP E}STEEP E
    Thickness 0.5M
    Length 30M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • UNKNOWN PROSPECT.

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 SMALL TRENCHES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROBERTSON, J.F., 1963, GEOLOGY OF THE LEAD-ZINC DEPOSITS IN THE MUNICIPIO DE JANUARIA, STATE OF MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1110-B, 110 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE BODY 1: BOTH VEINS ARE PARALLEL AND ABOUT 130 M APART.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-94 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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