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Cabral, Alexandre
Raphael; Zeh, Armin; Koglin, Nikola; Seabra Gomes, AntĂ´nio Augusto; Viana, Deiwys JosĂ©; Lehmann, Bernd (2012-05-01). "Dating the Itabira iron formation, Quadrilátero FerrĂfero of Minas Gerais, Brazil, at 2.65Ga: Depositional U–Pb age of zircon from a metavolcanic layer".
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In response to the 2019 disaster, Vale S.A. halted operations at other nearby mines and has reconfirmed their commitment to decommissioning all upstream tailings dams within the next three years. Vale SA has also been fined
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of the late 17th to late 19th century, hundreds of thousands of
Europeans migrated to the region from both Europe and Northern Brazil, and at least half a million slaves were imported from Africa to work in the mines and
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In respect of the importance of this record of banded ironstone formations and the ferruginous caves which it hosts, the 'Paleoproterozoic Banded Iron
Formations of the Quadrilátero FerrĂfero' was included by the
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250 million by the
Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources. Brazilian Authorities have also frozen Vale assets worth R$ 11.8 billion to ensure funding for recovery efforts.
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10 cu ft) of mining waste was released to the environment, with much of that waste being washed into nearby major rivers. After the collapse of the FundĂŁo dam, contamination of the
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534:(2.1 Ga): coarse sandstone and conglomerates which overlie the Minas Supergroup. This unit contains banded iron formation clasts which might be derived from the CauĂŞ Formation.
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904:"Transamazonian Orogeny in the Southern Sao Francisco Craton Region, Minas Gerais, Brazil: evidence for Paleoproterozoic collision and collapse in the Quadrilatero Ferrifero"
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The Iron
Quadrangle is located in the south-central portion of the state of Minas Gerais and is home to more than 4 million people. The largest city in the region,
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at the CĂłrrego do FeijĂŁo iron mine collapsed, causing the deaths of 165 people, and extensive damage to nearby agricultural lands, bridges and the city of
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634:(part of the Germano mining complex) in the Mariana region collapsed, causing 19 fatalities and the destruction of around 200 homes. On January 25, 2019,
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collapsed, leading to flooding and destruction of the downstream areas, as well as severe environmental contamination. On
November 5, 2015, the
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The mineral wealth of the Iron
Quadrangle has been known since the year 1690. European discovery of gold was followed shortly by discovery of
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Before and after image of area between
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plutons which intruded into the Minas
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exerted strong control over the mining operations, collecting 20% of all production in taxes. During the larger
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Zhao, G.; Cawood, P.A.; Wilde, S.A.; Sun, M. (2002),
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caused water shortages for people living downstream.
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Geologic map listing the gold mines of Minas Gerais
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850:"The First 100 IUGS Geological Heritage Sites"
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565:. Itabirite is a metamorphosed variant of
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78:Geologic map of the Iron Quadrangle
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902:Alkmim, F.F.; Marshak, S (1998),
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626:at mines operated in part by
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556:Supercontinent Columbia
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912:Precambrian Research
710:Notes and references
510:, conglomerates and
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229:SĂŁo Francisco craton
1768:Paraná and Etendeka
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948:2012PreR..204...40C
484:Gandarela Formation
347:Brazilian Gold Rush
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209:Minas Gerais
194:-19.9; -43.2
1470:Salta Rifts
1436:Amazon Rift
1277:shear zones
1263:Nazca Ridge
1258:Nazca Plate
1126:North Andes
884:10 February
863:10 November
834:10 February
758:10 February
512:diamictites
502:, a mix of
358:and dairy.
319:Santa Luzia
192: /
167:Coordinates
48:Proterozoic
1830:Categories
1634:San Rafael
1617:Gondwanide
1612:Famatinian
1597:Brasiliano
1535:Magallanes
1367:Pernambuco
1300:Cochabamba
1243:Chile Rise
1225:subduction
1044:2019-02-20
1004:2019-02-20
930:2019-02-20
828:Mindat.org
735:References
640:Brumadinho
632:FundĂŁo dam
519:Pegmatitic
504:turbidites
480:carbonates
472:sandstones
437:Greenstone
408:migmatites
271:Portuguese
1806:San Felix
1796:Galápagos
1786:Ascension
1758:Caribbean
1712:Volcanism
1650:Tilcarian
1585:Orogenies
1488:Altiplano
1464:Paramirim
1446:Cuyo Rift
1382:San RamĂłn
1362:Oca-AncĂłn
1101:Caribbean
1096:Antarctic
964:0301-9268
628:Vale S.A.
591:phosphate
583:magnetite
563:itabirite
552:orogenies
526:granitoid
380:itabirite
155:Itabirite
145:granitoid
141:Pegmatite
132:Lithology
104:Underlies
1811:Trindade
1778:Hotspots
1687:El MutĂşn
1575:Solimões
1551:Pantanal
1540:Malvinas
1515:Colorado
1402:El Tigre
1372:El Pilar
663:See also
648:Rio Doce
579:hematite
456:TamanduĂŁ
420:granitic
339:diamonds
291:iron ore
287:diamonds
161:Location
114:Overlies
1751:Austral
1741:Central
1629:Pampean
1607:Chonide
1558:ParaĂba
1545:Neuquén
1430:AguapeĂ
1421:grabens
1377:Romeral
1335:Huincul
1320:Domeyko
1310:CĂłrdoba
1285:Atacama
1161:shields
1157:Cratons
1116:Malpelo
1027:Bibcode
987:Bibcode
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488:deltaic
482:of the
476:pelites
441:Algoman
427:Archean
423:plutons
398:units:
362:Geology
333:History
327:Itabira
323:Ibirité
215:Country
180:43°12′W
177:19°54′S
137:Primary
94:Unit of
55:Archean
1731:Andean
1639:Sunsás
1592:Andean
1564:Paraná
1493:Amazon
1452:Espino
1397:Sobral
1330:Gastre
1290:BoconĂł
1273:Faults
1131:Scotia
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587:sulfur
575:jasper
571:quartz
443:-type
404:Gneiss
356:coffee
352:lavras
341:. The
325:, and
289:, and
225:Extent
219:Brazil
205:Region
1746:South
1736:North
1623:Juruá
1569:Salta
1510:Chaco
1417:Rifts
1357:MorĂłn
1121:Nazca
1111:Coiba
1106:Cocos
907:(PDF)
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715:Notes
636:Dam I
544:folds
522:dikes
447:(BIF)
151:Other
1520:Cuyo
1419:and
1351:Meta
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960:ISSN
886:2019
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