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Maracás Menchen mine, Rio Jacaré layered complex, Maracás, Bahia, Brazili
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Maracás Menchen mine | Pit |
| Rio Jacaré layered complex | Intrusion |
| Maracás | Municipality |
| Bahia | State |
| Brazil | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
13° 36' 35'' South , 40° 39' 14'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Deposit first discovered:
1981
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Maracás | 22,049 (2012) | 30.5km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Maracás deposit
The Maracás Menchen Mine property totals 17,690 hectares and is dominated by an open pit mine being developed and operated by Largo Resources Ltd (Canada).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Alloclasite Formula: Co1-xFexAsS |
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Cobaltite Formula: CoAsS |
| ⓘ Dienerite Formula: Ni3As |
| ⓘ Ferronickelplatinum Formula: Pt2FeNi |
| ⓘ Fletcherite Formula: CuNi2S4 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Heazlewoodite Formula: Ni3S2 |
| ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ Kotulskite Formula: Pd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4) |
| ⓘ Krutovite Formula: NiAs2 |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Melliniite Formula: (Ni,Fe)4P |
| ⓘ Native Copper Formula: Cu |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Niggliite Formula: PtSn |
| ⓘ Orcelite Formula: Ni5-xAs2, x ~ 0.25 |
| ⓘ Paolovite Formula: Pd2Sn |
| ⓘ Pentlandite Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| ⓘ Petrovskaite Formula: AuAgS |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite Formula: (Fe,Ni)S2 |
| ⓘ Samaniite Formula: Cu2Fe5Ni2S8 |
| ⓘ Siegenite Formula: CoNi2S4 |
| ⓘ Sperrylite Formula: PtAs2 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ Stibiopalladinite Formula: Pd5Sb2 |
| ⓘ Tetraferroplatinum Formula: PtFe |
| ⓘ Zhanghengite Formula: CuZn |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Zhanghengite | 1.AB.10a | CuZn |
| ⓘ | Paolovite | 1.AG.20 | Pd2Sn |
| ⓘ | Ferronickelplatinum | 1.AG.40 | Pt2FeNi |
| ⓘ | Tetraferroplatinum | 1.AG.40 | PtFe |
| ⓘ | Niggliite | 1.AG.60 | PtSn |
| ⓘ | Melliniite | 1.BD.20 | (Ni,Fe)4P |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Dienerite | 2.AA.55 | Ni3As |
| ⓘ | Orcelite | 2.AB.10 | Ni5-xAs2, x ~ 0.25 |
| ⓘ | Stibiopalladinite | 2.AC.20a | Pd5Sb2 |
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Petrovskaite | 2.BA.75 | AuAgS |
| ⓘ | Samaniite | 2.BB. | Cu2Fe5Ni2S8 |
| ⓘ | Heazlewoodite | 2.BB.05 | Ni3S2 |
| ⓘ | Pentlandite | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Kotulskite | 2.CC.05 | Pd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4) |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Fletcherite | 2.DA.05 | CuNi2S4 |
| ⓘ | Siegenite | 2.DA.05 | CoNi2S4 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite var. Bravoite | 2.EB.05a | (Fe,Ni)S2 |
| ⓘ | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 | |
| ⓘ | Sperrylite | 2.EB.05a | PtAs2 |
| ⓘ | Alloclasite | 2.EB.10b | Co1-xFexAsS |
| ⓘ | Cobaltite | 2.EB.25 | CoAsS |
| ⓘ | Krutovite | 2.EB.25 | NiAs2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
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