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Mina Malhadinho

Past Producer in Paraiba, Brazil with commodity Tungsten
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  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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065442
MRDS ID TC40685
Record type Site
Current site name Mina Malhadinho

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -37.05667, -6.79497 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 9 KM NE OF SAO MAMEDE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Paraiba(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Paraiba

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Scheelite Ore

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 Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -37.05667, -6.79497
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.3M

Comments on the geologic information

  • TACTITE DEVELOPED BETWEEN MARBLE AND PEGMATITE CONTACT. OTHER SIDE OF PEGMATITE IS IN CONTACT WITH MICA SCHISTS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE PROSPECT
  • 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

  • Production

    JOHNSTON AND MOACYR DE VASCONCELOS ( 1943)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-95 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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