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Locality Name:
Serra Do Navio Mine, Serra Do Navio, Amapá, Brazil

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2100
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1900

mindat Locality ID: 106461
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-106461.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Serra Do Navio Mine, Serra Do Navio, Amapá, Brazil": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°53'57"N
Longitude: 51°59'40"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0.89916666666667,-51.994444444444

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 As C Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mn O S Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As C Ca Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mn O S Si Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CalciteChalcopyriteClayCobaltiteCorundumGarnetMicaNickelineNoneOlivine
PyriteRhodoniteRocksaltRutileSphalerite

15 IMA Minerals at location:
Alabandite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Graphite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrophanite  (*)Pyroxmangite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Rhodochrosite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tephroite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Alabandite  (*)RocksaltMnS210019000312
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS221001900027198
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS210019000966
Graphite  (*)NoneC2100190002812
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)22100190002273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS221001900039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO22100190003106
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO3210019000244
Pyroxmangite  (*)NoneMn2+SiO3210019000147
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82100190009056
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)2100190001711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)210019000969
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)32100190001214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS21001900021482
Tephroite  (*)OlivineMn2+2(SiO4)210019000240



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
DeepDive-Co-0040210019002100-1900 Trans-Amazonian Orogeny      106461Serra Do Navio Mine, Serra Do Navio, Amapá, Brazil Chisonga et al. (2012)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.06.006OGR47_59Trans-Amazonian Orogeny


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