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Locality Name:
Urucum Claim (Córrego Do Urucum Pegmatite), Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Oldest recorded age at locality: 630
Youngest recorded age at locality: 560

mindat Locality ID: 395
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-395.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Urucum Claim (Córrego Do Urucum Pegmatite), Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 19°1'23"S
Longitude: 41°27'36"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -19.023055555556,-41.46
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 As B Ba Be Bi Ca Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ta Th Ti U 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As B Ba Be Bi Ca Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ta Th Ti U 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousApatiteArsenicBerylChloriteClayCorundumCovelliteDiasporeFeldspar
FluoriteGarnetKaoliniteLöllingiteMicaNoneOlivinePharmacosideritePhosphosideritePhosphuranylite
PyritePyroxeneQuartzRutileSmectite-vermiculiteStibniteSulphurTetrahedriteTitaniteTourmaline
VivianiteWölsendorfite

44 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Cookeite  (*)Coutinhoite  (*)Covellite  (*)Dickite  (*)Elbaite  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Goethite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hörnesite  (*)Karibibite  (*)
Lithiophilite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Metauranocircite-I  (*)Microcline  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Nontronite  (*)Opal  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)Phosphosiderite  (*)
Phosphuranylite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Saléeite  (*)Schneiderhöhnite  (*)
Schorl  (*)Scorodite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Spodumene  (*)Stibiotantalite  (*)
Stokesite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Titanite  (*)Uraninite  (*)
Uranocircite-II  (*)Vivianite  (*)Weeksite  (*)Wölsendorfite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)63056008803
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1863056004286
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi63056001966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S363056001935
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO263056005171
Cookeite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Al,Li)3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)86305600181
Coutinhoite  (*)NoneThxBa1-2x(UO2)2Si5O13·3H2O63056001
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS63056004165
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)46305600651
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)6305600520
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F63056002740
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)63056007437
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3630560014640
Hörnesite  (*)VivianiteMg3(AsO4)2·8H2O6305600103
Karibibite  (*)NoneFe3+3(As3+O2)4(As3+2O5)(OH)630560019
Lithiophilite  (*)OlivineLiMn2+(PO4)6305600155
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs26305600762
Metauranocircite-I  (*)NoneBa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O630560038
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)63056004924
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O63056001508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2630560017380
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O6305600471
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O63056002994
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O6305600428
Phosphosiderite  (*)PhosphosideriteFe3+(PO4)·2H2O6305600182
Phosphuranylite  (*)PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4·8H2O6305600182
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2630560039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2630560061156
Saléeite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(PO4)2(H2O)10630560095
Schneiderhöhnite  (*)NoneFe2+Fe3+3As3+5O13630560015
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)63056002705
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O63056001153
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)363056001214
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O66305600688
Stibiotantalite  (*)NoneSb3+TaO4630560053
Stokesite  (*)NoneCaSnSi3O9·2H2O630560021
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS63056002045
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1363056001803
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O63056004899
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO263056002718
Uranocircite-II  (*)NoneBa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10H2O630560089
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O6305600636
Weeksite  (*)None(K)2(UO2)2(Si5O13)·4H2O630560042
Wölsendorfite  (*)WölsendorfitePb7(UO2)14O19(OH)4·12H2O630560043


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Alexandra-0439G2 supersuite
Alexandra-0440G1 supersuite


2 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
Alexandra-0440630585630-585U–PbAge of a magmatic arc formedzircon  YesZircon  381Divino Das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, BrazilDivinoPedrosa-Soares et al. (2011)10.1144/SP350.3GSSP350_25 
Alexandra-0439585560585–560     Yes  5891Atalaia Quarry, Ibituruna Peak, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, BrazilAtaléiaPedrosa-Soares et al. (2011)10.1144/SP350.3GSSP350_25 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070100Urucum Claim (Córrego Do Urucum Pegmatite), Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazilhttps://rruff.info/R070100
R060307Urucum Claim (Córrego Do Urucum Pegmatite), Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazilhttps://rruff.info/R060307
R061004Urucum Claim (Córrego Do Urucum Pegmatite), Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazilhttps://rruff.info/R061004
R060587Urucum Claim (Córrego Do Urucum Pegmatite), Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazilhttps://rruff.info/R060587

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