Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Morro Do Chapéu Claim, Pico Das Almas River, Paramirim Das Crioulas, Érico Cardoso, Bahia, Brazil

Oldest recorded age at locality: 380
Youngest recorded age at locality: 361

mindat Locality ID: 53548
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-53548.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Morro Do Chapéu Claim, Pico Das Almas River, Paramirim Das Crioulas, Érico Cardoso, Bahia, Brazil": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 13°29'21"S
Longitude: 42°18'5"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -13.489166666667,-42.301388888889

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.

Andalusite	Arsenopyrite	Clay	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Diamond	Lazulite	Mica	None
Not in a structural group	Olivine	Pyrophyllite	Quartz	Rutile	Spinel	Staurolite	Talc	Topaz	Zircon

Anatase ()*	Andalusite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Bahianite ()*	Cassiterite ()*
Chrysoberyl ()*	Cryptomelane ()*	Diamond ()*	Eskolaite ()*	Gahnite ()*
Gold ()*	Hematite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Kyanite ()*	Lazulite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*
Sillimanite ()*	Spinel ()*	Staurolite ()*	Talc ()*	Topaz ()*
Zircon ()*

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 Be C Cr F Fe H K Mg Mn O P S Sb Si Sn Ti Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au Be C Cr F Fe H K Mg Mn O P S Sb Si Sn Ti Zn Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Andalusite Arsenopyrite Clay Copper Coronadite Corundum Diamond Lazulite Mica None
Not in a structural group Olivine Pyrophyllite Quartz Rutile Spinel Staurolite Talc Topaz Zircon

26 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	380	361	2162
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	380	361	1310
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	380	361	9052
Bahianite ()*	None	Al₅Sb⁵⁺₃O₁₄(OH)₂	380	361	2
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	380	361	5171
Chrysoberyl ()*	Olivine	BeAl₂O₄	380	361	321
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆	380	361	599
Diamond ()*	Diamond	C	380	361	697
Eskolaite ()*	Corundum	Cr₂O₃	380	361	30
Gahnite ()*	Spinel	ZnAl₂O₄	380	361	445
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	380	361	30554
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	380	361	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	380	361	5433
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄	380	361	1507
Lazulite ()*	Lazulite	MgAl₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂	380	361	232
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	380	361	14899
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	380	361	17380
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	380	361	771
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	380	361	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	380	361	5614
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	380	361	1516
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	380	361	1934
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)	380	361	978
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	380	361	3337
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	380	361	1476
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	380	361	5251

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
	Cr-00047	380	361	375	U-Pb			monazite, samarskite			Yes		Eskolaite	Cr	205487	Itambé, Bahia, Brazil	Bahia, ltambe	Gastil (1960)	10.2475/ajs.258.1.1	AJS258_1
	Cr-00048	380	361	375	U-Pb			monazite, samarskite			Yes		Eskolaite	Cr	205487	Itambé, Bahia, Brazil	Bahia, ltambe	Gastil (1960)	10.2475/ajs.258.1.1	AJS258_1

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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