| Deposit ID | 10068998 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002280 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mina Do Cantinho Lead-Zinc |
| Geographic coordinates: | -44.60843, -15.57404 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | ABOUT 13 KM WSW OF JANUARIA. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Minas Gerais(province)
Brazil(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Brazil | Minas Gerais |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Fluorite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Bambui Group | ||||
| Rock description | Bambui Group | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) |
| (1) | -44.60843, -15.57404 |
|---|
| General form | LENSES |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W002280 |
R.H. NAGELL AND M.G. WHITE, 1974, LEAD-ZINC RESOURCES IN BRAZIL
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | (PB-PB) ORES RADIOLOGIC AGE IS (-550 PLUS OR MINUS 75 M.Y.) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1974 | Warfle, Thomas M. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1994 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.