(Mina de Passagem, Passagem, Mariana, Minas Gerais, Sudeste, Brasil)
Old gold mine. Active from 1719 to 1985.
Gold-tourmaline quartz-vein deposit.
Located in the village of Passagem de Marian, 7 km E of Ouro Preto.
Several other mines are mentioned in the 2007 publication listed below.
References:
- Ore Geology Reviews 32 (2007) 596.
- Oberthür, T. and Weiser, T. W. (2008): Gold-bismuth-telluride-sulphide assemblages at the Viceroy Mine, Harare-Bindura-Shamva greenstone belt, Zimbabwe. Mineral. Mag. 72, 953-970. [contains also data on Passagem de Mariana Mine]
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Map Reference: 20°23'S , 43°23'W
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