Córrego do Feijão mine, Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, Brazili
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Córrego do Feijão mine | Mine |
| Brumadinho | Municipality |
| Minas Gerais | State |
| Brazil | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
20° 7' 49'' South , 44° 7' 18'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Brumadinho | 27,563 (2012) | 8.3km |
| Sarzedo | 20,798 (2012) | 10.8km |
| Ibirité | 141,374 (2012) | 13.7km |
| São Joaquim de Bicas | 14,630 (2012) | 18.3km |
| Betim | 384,000 (2012) | 19.8km |
Mindat Locality ID:
107326
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:107326:6
GUID (UUID V4):
229e5f77-4d42-4553-987f-7bfd9dd08114
This is an iron mine in the Iron Quadrangle Region, near Belo Horizonte city. In the contact of the Batatal shales with the iron formation (Cauê Formation), there are some carbonate mineralisations associated to copper minerals like malachite and chrysocolla.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Description: This is a very particular occurrence in the Quadrilátero Ferrífero mineral province. There are some malachite and crysocolla found associated with calcite close to the contact between the paleoproterozoics sediments of the Batatal and Cauê (upper) formations. References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Brazil
- Minas Gerais
- ⭔Iron QuadrangleQuadrangle
South AmericaContinent
South America PlateTectonic Plate
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Córrego do Feijão mine, Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, Brazil