Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Fazenda Canto Au Deposit, Barrocas, Bahia, Brazil

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2132
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2016

mindat Locality ID: 210262
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-210262.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Fazenda Canto Au Deposit, Barrocas, Bahia, Brazil": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 11°27'"S
Longitude: 39°4'20"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -11.45,-39.072222222222

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

Arsenopyrite	Copper	Feldspar	Nickeline	None	Pyrite	Quartz

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al As Au Fe Na O S Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au Fe Na O S Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Arsenopyrite Copper Feldspar Nickeline None Pyrite Quartz

6 IMA Minerals at location:

Albite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Gold ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	2132	2016	8803
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	2132	2016	9052
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	2132	2016	30554
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2132	2016	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	2132	2016	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2132	2016	61156

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Alexandra-0298	2132	2122	2127±5	Pb–Pb	Age of granodiorite		zircon			Yes	Zircon			210261	Barrocas, Bahia, Brazil	Barrocas	Mello et al. (2006)	10.1007/s00126-005-0037-3	MD40_849
	Alexandra-0299	2042	2016	2029±13	Ar–Ar	Age of granodiorite		biotite			Yes				210261	Barrocas, Bahia, Brazil	Barrocas	Mello et al. (2006)	10.1007/s00126-005-0037-3	MD40_849

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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