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Alto De Palmeiras Prospect

Occurrence in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodities Lead, Zinc
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  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 10065530
MRDS ID TC40872
Record type Site
Current site name Alto De Palmeiras Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -44.25315, -15.64958 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 30 KM SE OF JANUARIA AND E OF RIO SAO FRANCISCO; ON STEEP NW SLOPE ABOVE TRIBUTARY OF RIBEIRO PALMEIRINHA.

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
Anglesite Ore
Galena Ore
Smithsonite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Willemite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Analytical data

Result CHIP SAMPLE: 4.1% PB, 14.4% ZN
Result CHANNEL SAMPLES: 1.3% PB, 22.4% PB

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -44.25315, -15.64958
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES
    Strike N35E
    Dip VERTICAL
    Thickness 1.5M
    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

  • 2 SMALL PROSPECT PITS, 1-2 M DEEP (1957).

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 IN FRACTURE INTERSECTING LIMESTONE AND SHALE CONTACT.

Reporter information

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

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