Mina Aparecida Lead-Zinc

Occurrence in Bahia, Brazil with commodities Lead, Zinc, Copper, Fluorine-Fluorite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069003
MRDS ID W002285
Record type Site
Current site name Mina Aparecida Lead-Zinc

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -43.56565, -13.43106 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bahia(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Bahia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Fluorite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -43.56565, -13.43106

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    R.H. NAGELL AND M.G. WHITE, 1974, LEAD-ZINC RESOURCES IN BRAZIL

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit HOST IS A MEMBER OF THE BAMBUI GROUP. (PB-PB) ORES RADIOLOGIC AGE IS (-550 M.Y.)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1974 Warfle, Thomas M. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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