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Locality Name:
Águas Claras Mine, Parauapebas, Carajás Mineral Province, Pará, Brazil

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2628
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2600

mindat Locality ID: 24994
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-24994.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Águas Claras Mine, Parauapebas, Carajás Mineral Province, Pará, 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 As Au Bi C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Na O Pb S Si Sn W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au Bi C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Na O Pb S Si Sn W Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteColumbiteCopperCorundumEpidote
FeldsparFluoriteKaoliniteMicaNickelineNonePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutile
SphaleriteSpinelStanniteStibniteTetrahedrite

22 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Cobaltite  (*)Epidote  (*)Ferberite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stannite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2628260008803
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2628260009052
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S32628260001935
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO22628260005171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS226282600027198
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS262826000966
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2628260008173
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)262826000551
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22628260009617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS26282600024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu26282600030554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O326282600014640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)42628260005591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O426282600014899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)226282600017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS226282600039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82628260009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO226282600061156
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)2628260006417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS26282600021482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS4262826000668
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S132628260001803



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
Mo-00395262826002614±14Re-Os molybdeniteXB 2K001 YesMolybdenite Mo190645Gameleira Cu-Au Deposit (Pojuca), Parauapebas, Carajás Mineral Province, Pará, BrazilGameleiraMarschik et al. (2005)10.1007/s00126-004-0450-zMD39_983 


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