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Galena from
Morro Agudo Pb-Zn mine, Paracatu, Minas Gerais, Brazil


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Galena
Formula:PbS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Morro Agudo Pb-Zn mine, Paracatu, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:982180
Long-form Identifier:1:3:982180:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘMorro do Capão, Paracatu, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘSucuri, Paracatu, Minas Gerais, Brazil
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘBento Carmelo, Paracatu, Minas Gerais, Brazil
34.9km (21.7 miles) ⓘParacatu mine (Morro do Ouro mine), Paracatu, Minas Gerais, Brazil
42.9km (26.6 miles) ⓘBonsucesso deposit, Paracatu, Minas Gerais, Brazil
45.8km (28.4 miles) ⓘExtremo Norte mine, Vazante, Minas Gerais, Brazil
50.6km (31.5 miles) ⓘVazante mine, Vazante, Minas Gerais, Brazil
References
Slezak, P. R., 2012, Geology, mineralogy, and geochemistry of the Vazante Northern Extension zinc silicate deposit, Minas Gerais, Brazil: M.S. thesis, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario (pdf available at https://qspace.library.queensu.ca/handle/1974/7027?mode=full).
Aldis, Colin; Olivo, Gema R.; Arruda, Jessica A.A.C.; Cevik, Ilkay S. (2022) Proterozoic carbonate-hosted Morro Agudo sulfide Pb-Zn district, Brazil: Mineralogical and geochemical evidence of fluid mixing during the ore stage. Ore Geology Reviews, 141. 104592 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2021.104592
Aldis, Colin, Olivo, Gema R., Morfin, Samuel (2022) LA-ICP-MS Trace Element Composition of Sphalerite and Galena of the Proterozoic Carbonate-Hosted Morro Agudo Zn-Pb Sulfide District, Brazil: Insights into Ore Genesis. Minerals, 12 (8) 1028 doi:10.3390/min12081028
 
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