Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Jonas Mine (João Pinto Mine), Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Oldest recorded age at locality: 630
Youngest recorded age at locality: 490

mindat Locality ID: 12119
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-12119.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Jonas Mine (João Pinto Mine), Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 19°11'53"S
Longitude: 41°26'36"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -19.198055555556,-41.443333333333

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.

Apatite	Clay	Feldspar	Garnet	Mica	None	Not in a structural group	Quartz	Rutile	Tourmaline

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 F H K Li Mn Na O P Si Sn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Be Ca F H K Li Mn Na O P Si Sn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Apatite Clay Feldspar Garnet Mica None Not in a structural group Quartz Rutile Tourmaline

11 IMA Minerals at location:

Albite ()*	Bertrandite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Elbaite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*
Microcline ()*	Muscovite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rossmanite ()*	Spessartine ()*
Trilithionite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	630	490	8803
Bertrandite ()*	Not in a structural group	Be₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂	630	490	606
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	630	490	5171
Elbaite ()*	Tourmaline	Na(Al_1.5Li_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	630	490	520
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	630	490	2740
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	630	490	4924
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	630	490	17380
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	630	490	61156
Rossmanite ()*	Tourmaline	(Al₂Li)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	630	490	37
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	630	490	1214
Trilithionite ()*	Mica	KLi_1.5Al_1.5(Si₃Al)O₁₀F₂	630	490	28

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Alexandra-0368	630	490	630–490		Age of pegmatite					Yes				280018	Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Conselheiro Pena	Scholz et al. (2014)	10.2138/am.2014.4695	AM99_607	formed during the Brasiliano orogeny

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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