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Regional Report: Serra das Éguas, Brumado (Bom Jesus dos Meiras), Bahia, Northeast Region, Brazil

The Serra das Éguas district is also known in the literature as the Brumado district (Cassedanne & Cassedanne 1978). It is a large hilly area (approx. 5 x 15 km2) with several magnesite (& talc) pits around Brumado. One of the world's largest magnesite deposit is located in this district.

For full locality listing click here. Alternatively: Click here for heirarchical list of localities in Serra das Éguas, Brumado (Bom Jesus dos Meiras), Bahia, Northeast Region, Brazil

  • Actinolite - 6, 2
  • 'Agardite' - 6
  • Anatase - 6
  • Brumadoite - 2
  • Chernovite-(Y) - 6
  • Dolomite - 5, 2
  • Dravite - 6, 1, 4
  • 'Emerald' - 6, 4, 3
  • Enstatite - 4
  • Florencite-(Ce) - 6
  • Florencite-(La) - 6
  • Goethite - 6
  • Hematite - 6, 2
  • Kyanite - 6
  • Magnesite - 6, 5, 2
  • Malachite - 6
  • Metazeunerite - 2
  • 'Monazite' - 6
  • Mottramite - 2
  • Nováčekite-I - 6, 2
  • Quartz - 6, 2, 4
  • Rutile - 2
  • Sellaite - 2
  • Sklodowskite - 2
  • Svanbergite - 6
  • Talc - 6, 2, 1
  • Thorutite - 6
  • Topaz - 6, 5, 4
  • 'Tourmaline' - 6
  • Tremolite - 2
  • Uraninite - 2
  • Uvite - 6, 5
  • Woodhouseite - 6
  • Zeunerite - 6, 2
  • Zircon - 6
  • Zunyite - 6


    • 36 minerals listed.

    Locality Key
    1Jatobá deposit, Serra das Éguas, Brumado (Bom Jesus dos Meiras), Bahia, Northeast Region, Brazil
    2Pedra Preta pit, Serra das Éguas, Brumado (Bom Jesus dos Meiras), Bahia, Northeast Region, Brazil
    3Pinajé Mine, Serra das Éguas, Brumado (Bom Jesus dos Meiras), Bahia, Northeast Region, Brazil
    4Pirajá deposit, Serra das Éguas, Brumado (Bom Jesus dos Meiras), Bahia, Northeast Region, Brazil
    5Pomba pit, Serra das Éguas, Brumado (Bom Jesus dos Meiras), Bahia, Northeast Region, Brazil
    6Serra das Éguas, Brumado (Bom Jesus dos Meiras), Bahia, Northeast Region, Brazil

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