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Locality Name:
Anitápolis Mine, Anitápolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil

Oldest recorded age at locality: 145
Youngest recorded age at locality: 100

mindat Locality ID: 9876
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-9876.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Anitápolis Mine, Anitápolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 27°48'"S
Longitude: 49°5'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -27.8,-49.083333333333
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 Ba C Ca Ce F Fe H K Mg Na Nb O Pb S Si Ta Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Fe H K Mg Na Nb O Pb S Si Ti Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AlstoniteBaddeleyiteCalciteClayColumbiteFeldsparMicaNickelineNonePyrite
PyroxeneQuartzRocksaltSpinelTitaniteTridymite

18 IMA Minerals at location:
Alstonite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Augite  (*)Baddeleyite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Fersmite  (*)Galena  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Nepheline  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Tetraferriphlogopite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Alstonite  (*)AlstoniteBaCa(CO3)2145100024
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)214510003092
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O614510002060
Baddeleyite  (*)BaddeleyiteZrO21451000238
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)145100027770
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O614510004135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)214510009895
Fersmite  (*)ColumbiteCaNb2O6145100083
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS145100024243
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4145100014899
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)1451000884
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)14510002349
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)214510002273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2145100039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S814510009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2145100061156
Tetraferriphlogopite  (*)MicaKMg3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2145100027
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O14510004899


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000439South America carbonatite complex
Jen_0000440South America carbonatite complex
Jen_0000441South America carbonatite complex
Jen_0000442South America carbonatite complex
Jen_0000727MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes and veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Biotite pyroxenite, melteigite, ijolite, nepheline syenite, phoscorite and fenite.


6 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
Jen_0000439104.7104.7104.7K-Ar tinguaite  Yes  287014Anitápolis, Santa Catarina, BrazilAnitápolis ComplexErnst and Bell (2010)10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1MP98_55 
Jen_0000440129.2129.2129.2K-Ar biotite  Yes  287014Anitápolis, Santa Catarina, BrazilAnitápolis ComplexErnst and Bell (2010)10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1MP98_55 
Jen_0000441127.5127.5127.5K-Ar biotite  Yes  287014Anitápolis, Santa Catarina, BrazilAnitápolis ComplexErnst and Bell (2010)10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1MP98_55 
Jen_0000442131131131K-Ar    Yes  287014Anitápolis, Santa Catarina, BrazilAnitápolis ComplexErnst and Bell (2010)10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1MP98_55 
Jen_0000727113.1113.1113.1        9876Anitápolis Mine, Anitápolis, Santa Catarina, BrazilAnitapolisWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
ree-00142145100Early Cretaceous        9876Anitápolis Mine, Anitápolis, Santa Catarina, BrazilAnitápolisOrris and Grauch (2002) USGSOFR02_189 

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