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Talc from
Sossego mine, Canaã dos Carajás, Pará, Brazil


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Talc
Formula:Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Talc data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sossego mine, Canaã dos Carajás, Pará, Brazil
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:545391
Long-form Identifier:1:3:545391:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Talc
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘBacaba deposit, Canaã dos Carajás, Pará, Brazil
12.0km (7.5 miles) ⓘGT34 Ni deposit, Canaã dos Carajás, Pará, Brazil
19.1km (11.8 miles) ⓘBacuri deposit, Canaã dos Carajás, Pará, Brazil
69.9km (43.4 miles) ⓘSerra Pelada claims, Curionópolis, Pará, Brazil
70.6km (43.9 miles) ⓘIgarapé Bahia mine, Alemão Cu deposit, Parauapebas, Pará, Brazil
72.0km (44.7 miles) ⓘAlemão Cu mine, Alemão Cu deposit, Parauapebas, Pará, Brazil
75.4km (46.9 miles) ⓘLago Grande Complex, Curionópolis, Pará, Brazil
References
Monteiro, L.V.S., Xavier, R.P., de Carvalho, E.R., Hitzman, M.W., Johnson, C.A., de Souza Filho, C.R., and Torresi, I. (2008) Spatial and temporal zoning of hydrothermal alteration and mineralization in the Sossego iron oxide–copper–gold deposit, Carajás Mineral Province, Brazil: paragenesis and stable isotope constraints. Mineralium Deposita, 43, 129-159.
de Azevedo Barbosa, Petterson, Maurício G. Bergerman, Elisabeth da Fonseca, and Rogerio Kwitko-Ribeiro. (2021) "Determination of Abrasiveness in Copper-Gold Sulfide Ores: A Contribution to the Geometallurgical Model of the Sossego Deposit" Minerals 11, no. 12: 1427. https://doi.org/10.3390/min11121427
 
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