Aboboras

Prospect in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodity Iron
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182741
MAS/MILS ID 3510230074
Record type Site
Current site name Aboboras

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -43.87335, -20.14308 (WGS84)
Elevation 1340
Location accuracy 10(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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -43.87335, -20.14308

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Secondary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FOLDING
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name P.De Itabirito

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WALLACE, R M, 1965, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE PIC

  • Deposit

    ITABIRITO DIST. MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL: USGS PROF PAPER 341-F.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 8-8-75 DATA IS FROM USGS PROF. PAPER 341-F. THE DATE OF COMP WAS ABOUT 1961- MORE EXPLORATION WAS NEEDED THEN.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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