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Capao Xavier

Occurrence in Minas Gerais, Brazil with commodity Iron
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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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065470
MRDS ID TC40781
Record type Site
Current site name Capao Xavier

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -43.96978, -20.04277 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 21 KM SSW OF BELO HORIZONTE

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 Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore

Analytical data

Result HEMATITE: +/- 1/4" (22.5%): 66.1% FE, 0.04% P, 1.9% AL2O3. 0.7% SIO2
Result +100 MESH (36.3%): 67.2% FE, 0.03% P, 1.0% AL2O3, 1.2% SIO2
Result -100 MESH (41.2%): 65.5% FE, 0.04% P, 1.9% AL2O3, 2.0% SIO2. ITABIRITE: +1/4" (16.9%): 60.7% FE, 0.08% P, 2.2% AL2O3, 3.8% SIO2
Result +100 MESH (31.1%): 61.2% FE, 0.06% P, 1.8% AL2O3, 4.9%
Result -100 MESH (52.0%): 55.9% FE, 0.06% P, 2.2% AL2O3, 13.1% SIO2.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 241
USGS model code 34a
Deposit model name Superior Fe (BC name is Lake Superior & Rapitan types iron-formation)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Iron Formation
    Rock unit name Caue Formation, Itabira Group, Minas Series
    Rock description Caue Formation, Itabira Group, Minas Series
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -43.96978, -20.04277
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description E. Limb Of Moeda Syncline

Ore body information

  • Strike N85W
    Dip SUBVERTICAL
    Thickness 700M
    Length 1600M
    Depth to top 250M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mining district

District name Quadralatero Ferrrifero

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mineracoes Brasileinas Reunidas S/A

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    POMERENE, J.B., 1964, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BELO HORIZONTE, IBIRITE, AND MACACOS QUADRANGLES MINAS GERAIS, BRASIL: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 341-D, 84 P.

  • Deposit

    GOMES, J.C.M., 1986, AS MINAS DE AGUAS CLARAS, MUTUCA E PICO E OUTROS DEPOSITOS DE MINERIO DE FERRO NO QUADRILATERO FERRIFERO, MINAS GERAIS IN PRINCIPAIS DEPOSITOS MINERAIS DO BRASIL, EDS. C. SCHOBBENHAUS AND C.E.S. COELHO: MINISTERIO DAS MINAS E ENERGIA, BRAISLIA, V. II, P. 65-76.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

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

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