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Locality Name:
Chapada Cu Deposit, Uruaçu, Goiás, Brazil

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1000
Youngest recorded age at locality: 452

mindat Locality ID: 205449
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-205449.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Chapada Cu Deposit, Uruaçu, Goiás, Brazil": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 14°15'"S
Longitude: 49°22'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -14.25,-49.366666666667
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 Au Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo O Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Au Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo O Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumEpidoteGarnetMicaMolybdenite
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinelStaurolite
Titanite

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Almandine  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Bornite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Epidote  (*)Gahnite  (*)Galena  (*)Gedrite  (*)
Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Staurolite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3100045202353
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)100054201588
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)210004520718
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4100054205516
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S100054205707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS21000542027198
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)100045208173
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O410005420445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS1000542024243
Gedrite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)210004520178
Gold  (*)CopperAu1000542030554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O31000542014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3100054205433
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO4100054201507
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O41000542014899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2100054205800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2596452017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21000542039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8100054209056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21000452061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2100054205614
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO5100045201516
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS1000542021482
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)10004520978
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O100045204899


9 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
Emily000087596452524±72Rb-Sr biotite, muscovite, plagioclase, whole rock87-80  Muscovite 205449Chapada Cu Deposit, Uruaçu, Goiás, BrazilChapada Cu depositRichardson (1988)10.1007/BF01830182GR77_763 
Emily000088533531532±1Rb-Sr biotite, muscovite, plagioclase, whole rock   Muscovite 205449Chapada Cu Deposit, Uruaçu, Goiás, BrazilChapada Cu depositRichardson (1988)10.1007/BF01830182GR77_763 
Emily000089550518534±16Rb-Sr biotite, hornblende, plagioclase, whole rock     205449Chapada Cu Deposit, Uruaçu, Goiás, BrazilChapada Cu depositRichardson (1988)10.1007/BF01830182GR77_763 
Emily000090570552561±9Rb-Sr whole rock     205449Chapada Cu Deposit, Uruaçu, Goiás, BrazilChapada Cu depositRichardson (1988)10.1007/BF01830182GR77_763 
GR77_763_0001570552561 ± 9Rb-Srhost rockswhole rock     205449Chapada Cu Deposit, Uruaçu, Goiás, BrazilChapada depositRichardson (1988) GR77_763 
GR77_763_0002533531532 ± 1Rb-Srmetamorphism / remobilizationwhole rock     205449Chapada Cu Deposit, Uruaçu, Goiás, BrazilChapada depositRichardson (1988) GR77_763 
GR77_763_0003568552560 ± 8Rb-Srhost rockwhole rock     205449Chapada Cu Deposit, Uruaçu, Goiás, BrazilChapada depositRichardson (1988) GR77_763 
GR77_763_0004550518534 ± 16Rb-Srhost rockwhole rock     205449Chapada Cu Deposit, Uruaçu, Goiás, BrazilChapada depositRichardson (1988) GR77_763 
PorphCu-002551000542Neoproterozoic      Anhydrite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Gahnite, Galena, Gold, Hematite, Ilmenite, Kyanite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Rutile, SphaleriteCu205449Chapada Cu Deposit, Uruaçu, Goiás, BrazilChapadaSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 

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