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Locality Name:
Boquira Mine, Boquira, Bahia, Brazil

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2500
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2500

mindat Locality ID: 8811
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-8811.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Boquira Mine, Boquira, Bahia, Brazil": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe 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.

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 Ca Cl Cu Fe H Mg Na O P Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca Cl Cu Fe H Mg Na O P Pb S Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleApatiteBaryteBrochantiteChalcopyriteClayCorrensiteCorundumNickelineNone
PyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinel

15 IMA Minerals at location:
Anglesite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cummingtonite  (*)Galena  (*)
Grunerite  (*)Hematite  (*)Maghemite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rectorite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)2500250002734
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)62500250001633
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS225002500027198
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2250025000327
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS25002500024243
Grunerite  (*)Amphibole   Fe2+2Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)2250025000223
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O325002500014640
Maghemite  (*)Spinel(Fe3+0.67   0.33)Fe3+2O4250025000229
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O425002500014899
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS225002500039462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl2500250001725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82500250009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO225002500061156
Rectorite  (*)Corrensite Clay(Na,Ca)Al4(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·2H2O25002500049
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS25002500021482


1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
sedznpb-00055250025002500        8811Boquira Mine, Boquira, Bahia, BrazilBoquiraSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 

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