Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil

Oldest recorded age at locality: 88
Youngest recorded age at locality: 63.1

mindat Locality ID: 30627
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-30627.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Fazenda Varela

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Amphibole	Analcime	Astrophyllite	Baryte	Calcite	Cancrinite-sodalite	Catapleiite	Clay	Corundum	Diaspore
Eudialyte	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Lepidocrocite	Mica	Natrolite	Neptunite	None	Olivine
Parisite	Pectolite	Perovskite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Sodalite	Spinel	Titanite	Tridymite
Wöhlerite	Zircon

Aegirine ()*	Albite ()*	Analcime ()*	Andradite ()*	Ankerite ()*
Astrophyllite ()*	Augite ()*	Baryte ()*	Böhmite ()*	Calcite ()*
Catapleiite ()*	Cryolite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Eudialyte ()*
Fluorite ()*	Forsterite ()*	Gibbsite ()*	Goethite ()*	Hematite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Kaersutite ()*	Kalsilite ()*	Låvenite ()*	Leucite ()*
Lithiophorite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Monticellite ()*	Murmanite ()*	Natrolite ()*
Nepheline ()*	Neptunite ()*	Nordstrandite ()*	Nosean ()*	Orthoclase ()*
Pargasite ()*	Parisite-(Ce) ()*	Pectolite ()*	Perovskite ()*	Phlogopite ()*
Pigeonite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Serandite ()*	Sodalite ()*
Tetraferriphlogopite ()*	Titanite ()*	Ulvöspinel ()*	Zircon ()*

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 Cl F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O S Si Ti Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cl F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O S Si Ti Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Analcime Astrophyllite Baryte Calcite Cancrinite-sodalite Catapleiite Clay Corundum Diaspore
Eudialyte Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Lepidocrocite Mica Natrolite Neptunite None Olivine
Parisite Pectolite Perovskite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Sodalite Spinel Titanite Tridymite
Wöhlerite Zircon

49 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆	88	63.1	0		1022
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	88	63.1	0		8803
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	88	63.1	0		1627
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	88	63.1	0		1534
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	88	63.1	1	28656	3092
Astrophyllite ()*	Astrophyllite	K₂NaFe²⁺₇Ti₂(Si₄O₁₂)₂O₂(OH)₄F	88	63.1	0		161
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	88	63.1	0		2060
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	88	63.1	1	28656	11547
Böhmite ()*	Lepidocrocite	AlO(OH)	88	63.1	0		195
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	88	63.1	1	28656	27770
Catapleiite ()*	Catapleiite	Na₂Zr(Si₃O₉)·2H₂O	88	63.1	0		113
Cryolite ()*	Perovskite	Na₂NaAlF₆	88	63.1	0		50
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	88	63.1	0		4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	88	63.1	0		9895
Eudialyte ()*	Eudialyte	Na₁₅Ca₆Fe₃Zr₃Si(Si₂₅O₇₃)(O,OH,H₂O)₃(Cl,OH)₂	88	63.1	0		182
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	88	63.1	0		9617
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	88	63.1	0		1188
Gibbsite ()*	None	Al(OH)₃	88	63.1	0		504
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	88	63.1	0		7437
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	88	63.1	1	28656	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	88	63.1	0		5433
Kaersutite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₃AlTi⁴⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂O₂	88	63.1	0		179
Kalsilite ()*	None	KAlSiO₄	88	63.1	0		49
Låvenite ()*	Wöhlerite	(Na,Ca)₄(Mn²⁺,Fe²⁺)₂(Zr,Ti,Nb)₂(Si₂O₇)₂(O,F)₄	88	63.1	0		58
Leucite ()*	Analcime	K(AlSi₂O₆)	88	63.1	0		233
Lithiophorite ()*	None	(Al,Li)(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)O₂(OH)₂	88	63.1	0		210
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	88	63.1	0		14899
Monticellite ()*	Olivine	CaMg(SiO₄)	88	63.1	0		153
Murmanite ()*	None	Na₂Ti₂Na₂Ti₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₄(H₂O)₄	88	63.1	0		24
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O	88	63.1	0		1236
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	88	63.1	0		884
Neptunite ()*	Neptunite	KNa₂LiFe²⁺₂Ti₂Si₈O₂₄	88	63.1	0		49
Nordstrandite ()*	None	Al(OH)₃	88	63.1	0		64
Nosean ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Na₈(Si₆Al₆)O₂₄(SO₄)·H₂O	88	63.1	0		75
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	88	63.1	1	28656	2349
Pargasite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	88	63.1	0		313
Parisite-(Ce) ()*	Parisite	CaCe₂(CO₃)₃F₂	88	63.1	1	28656	112
Pectolite ()*	Pectolite	NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH)	88	63.1	0		363
Perovskite ()*	Perovskite	CaTiO₃	88	63.1	0		495
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	88	63.1	0		2273
Pigeonite ()*	Pyroxene	(Mg,Fe,Ca)₂Si₂O₆	88	63.1	0		303
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	88	63.1	1	28656	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	88	63.1	1	28656	61156
Serandite ()*	Pectolite	NaMn²⁺₂Si₃O₈(OH)	88	63.1	0		38
Sodalite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl	88	63.1	0		444
Tetraferriphlogopite ()*	Mica	KMg₃(Si₃Fe³⁺)O₁₀(OH)₂	88	63.1	0		27
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	88	63.1	0		4899
Ulvöspinel ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺₂TiO₄	88	63.1	0		120
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	88	63.1	0		5251

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Jen_0000675	MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes and veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline syenite, analcime trachyte, phonolite, olivine melilitite, nephelinite, melteigite, fenite.
Jen_0000676	MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes and veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline syenite, analcime trachyte, phonolite, olivine melilitite, nephelinite, melteigite, fenite.
Jen_0000677	MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes and veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline syenite, analcime trachyte, phonolite, olivine melilitite, nephelinite, melteigite, fenite.
Jen_0000678	MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes and veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline syenite, analcime trachyte, phonolite, olivine melilitite, nephelinite, melteigite, fenite.
Jen_0000679	MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes and veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline syenite, analcime trachyte, phonolite, olivine melilitite, nephelinite, melteigite, fenite.

5 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Jen_0000675	76	76	76	K-Ar		250780	Fazenda Varela, Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Lages	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000676	63.1	63.1	63.1	K-Ar		250780	Fazenda Varela, Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Lages	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000677	66.7	66.7	66.7	K-Ar		250780	Fazenda Varela, Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Lages	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000678	65.1	65.1	65.1	K-Ar		250780	Fazenda Varela, Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Lages	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000679	88	76	82±6	Rb-Sr	whole rock	250780	Fazenda Varela, Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Lages	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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