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Locality Name:
Alto Benedito Pegmatite (Alto Bernardino; Alto Questão), Frei Martinho, Borborema Mineral Province, Paraíba, Brazil

Oldest recorded age at locality: 520
Youngest recorded age at locality: 520

mindat Locality ID: 367
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-367.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Alto Benedito Pegmatite (Alto Bernardino; Alto Questão), Frei Martinho, Borborema Mineral Province, Paraíba, 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 B Be Ca F Fe H K Li Mn Na O P S Si Sr U 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Be Ca F Fe H K Li Mn Na O P S Si Sr U 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteApatiteArseniosideriteAutuniteBerylClayFeldsparFluoriteGadoliniteHureaulite
MicaNoneOlivinePhosphosideritePyriteQuartzRockbridgeiteSpinelSulphurTourmaline
Wardite

23 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Autunite  (*)Beryl  (*)Crandallite  (*)Cyrilovite  (*)
Ferrisicklerite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Frondelite  (*)Goyazite  (*)Heterosite  (*)
Hureaulite  (*)Hydroxylherderite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)Mitridatite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Phosphosiderite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Schorl  (*)
Sulphur  (*)Triphylite  (*)Uraninite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)52052008803
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O52052001272
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1852052004286
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)65205200310
Cyrilovite  (*)WarditeNaFe3+3(PO4)2(OH)4·2H2O520520060
Ferrisicklerite  (*)OlivineLi1-x(Fe3+,Mn2+)(PO4)5205200108
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F52052002740
Frondelite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Mn2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5520520052
Goyazite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)65205200173
Heterosite  (*)OlivineFe3+(PO4)5205200204
Hureaulite  (*)HureauliteMn2+5(PO3OH)2(PO4)2·4H2O5205200125
Hydroxylherderite  (*)GadoliniteCaBe(PO4)(OH)5205200119
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4520520014899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)52052004924
Mitridatite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(PO4)3·3H2O5205200129
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2520520017380
Phosphosiderite  (*)PhosphosideriteFe3+(PO4)·2H2O5205200182
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2520520039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2520520061156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)52052002705
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS52052002045
Triphylite  (*)OlivineLiFe2+(PO4)5205200313
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO252052002718


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
Grew_Li_2019_0015520520520     YesColquiriite 444Serra Branca Pegmatite, Pedra Lavrada, Borborema Mineral Province, Paraíba, BrazilSerra Branca pegmatite, Pedra Lavrada, Borborema mineral province, Paraiba, BrazilBeurlen et al. (2014)10.1016/j.jsames.2014.08.007JSAES56_110 

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