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Locality Name:
Alto Dos Quintos Mine (Quintos Pegmatite; Quintos De Baixo), Parelhas, Borborema Mineral Province, Rio Grande Do Norte, Brazil

Oldest recorded age at locality: 530
Youngest recorded age at locality: 6.16

mindat Locality ID: 30432
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-30432.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Alto Dos Quintos Mine (Quintos Pegmatite; Quintos De Baixo), Parelhas, Borborema Mineral Province, Rio Grande Do Norte, Brazil": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 6°52'30"S
Longitude: 36°43'12"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -6.875,-36.72

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 Ce F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P Si Ta Ti U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Be Ca F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P Si Ta Ti U Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AutuniteBerylBranneriteChloriteClayColumbiteCorundumFeldsparGarnetKaolinite
MicaNonePyroxeneQuartzRutileSpinelTourmaline

24 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Autunite  (*)Beryl  (*)Brannerite  (*)Cookeite  (*)
Dravite  (*)Elbaite  (*)Fersmite  (*)Fluor-elbaite  (*)Gahnite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Ixiolite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Uranophane-β  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Schorl  (*)Spessartine  (*)Spodumene  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)5306.1608803
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O7.386.1601272
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O185306.1604286
Brannerite  (*)BranneriteUTi2O67.386.160248
Cookeite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Al,Li)3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)85306.160181
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)5306.160648
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)5306.160520
Fersmite  (*)ColumbiteCaNb2O65306.16083
Fluor-elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F5306.16031
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O45306.160445
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O35306.16014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O35306.1605433
Ixiolite  (*)Columbite(Ta2/3Mn2+1/3)O25306.160148
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)45306.1605591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O45306.16014899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)5306.1604924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)25306.16017380
Uranophane-β  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O7.386.160144
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO25306.16061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO25306.1605614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)5306.1602705
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)35306.1601214
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O65306.160688
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O5306.160890



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-03707.386.166.77 ± 0.61U-PbAge of mineraluranophane-beta   ParauranophaneAutunite, Brannerite 30432Alto Dos Quintos Mine (Quintos Pegmatite; Quintos De Baixo), Parelhas, Borborema Mineral Province, Rio Grande Do Norte, BrazilQuintos PegmatiteDill et al. (2013)10.1016/j.jsames.2013.03.014JSAES45_160 
Alexandra-0371530480530-480 Age of pegmatite      30432Alto Dos Quintos Mine (Quintos Pegmatite; Quintos De Baixo), Parelhas, Borborema Mineral Province, Rio Grande Do Norte, BrazilQuintos PegmatiteDill et al. (2013)10.1016/j.jsames.2013.03.014JSAES45_160 


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