Mina Vereda Do Meio

Past Producer in Rio Grande Do Norte, Brazil with commodity Tungsten
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065432
MRDS ID TC40669
Record type Site
Current site name Mina Vereda Do Meio

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -36.3611, -5.67086 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position .15 KM E OF LAJES

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rio Grande Do Norte(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Rio Grande Do Norte

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Scheelite Ore
Epidote Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 42
USGS model code 14a
Deposit model name W skarn

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -36.3611, -5.67086

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1943

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Aristofanes Fernandes E Silva

Comments on the production information

  • LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER, UNKNOWN

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JOHNSTON, W.D., JR, AND MOACYR DE VASCONCELOS, E.F., 1943, TUNGSTENIO NA PARAIBA E RIO GRANDE DO NORTE: MINERACAO E METALURGIA, V.7, NO. 41, P. 247-260

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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