Morro Dos Seis Lagos

Morro Dos Seis Lagos (Sao Gabriel da Cachoeira)

Carbonatite with residual enrichment rare earth element deposit in Amazonas, Brazil

Deposit type: Carbonatite with residual enrichment

REE minerals: florencite, re oxides and hydroxides

Ore minerals: niobium, rutile, pyrochlore, brookite, siderite, barite, pyrite (Th, V, Be)

Gangue minerals: ankerite, dolomite, goethite

Host rock types: weathered carbonatite

Average grade: 1.50% REO

Status: Potential Nb-REE resource

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Resource estimates: 0.13 Mt REE, 1.50% REO in laterite cover

References

1. https://en.wikipedia.org

2. http://mrdata.usgs.gov/ree/show-ree.php?rec_id=134