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Locality Name:
Capoeira 2 Pegmatite (Mulungu Pegmatite), Parelhas, Borborema Mineral Province, Rio Grande Do Norte, Brazil

Oldest recorded age at locality: 513
Youngest recorded age at locality: 507

mindat Locality ID: 30431
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-30431.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Capoeira 2 Pegmatite (Mulungu Pegmatite), Parelhas, Borborema Mineral Province, Rio Grande Do Norte, Brazil": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 6°40'58"S
Longitude: 36°37'55"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -6.6827777777778,-36.631944444444
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 Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P Si U Zn Zr 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAutuniteBerylChloriteClayColumbiteFeldsparGarnetMicaNone
PyroxeneQuartzSpinelTourmalineZircon

16 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Autunite  (*)Beryl  (*)Columbite-(Mn)  (*)Cookeite  (*)
Dravite  (*)Elbaite  (*)Gahnite  (*)Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Opal  (*)Quartz  (*)Schorl  (*)Spessartine  (*)Spodumene  (*)
Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)51350708803
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O51350701272
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1851350704286
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O65135070289
Cookeite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Al,Li)3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)85135070181
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)5135070648
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)5135070520
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O45135070445
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)51350704924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2513507017380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O51350702994
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2513507061156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)51350702705
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)351350701214
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O65135070688
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)51350705251


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
Bradley_2012_024513507510±3U/Pb columbite, tantalite     30431Capoeira 2 Pegmatite (Mulungu Pegmatite), Parelhas, Borborema Mineral Province, Rio Grande Do Norte, BrazilCapoeiraMcCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 

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