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Locality Name:
Cape Verde

Oldest recorded age at locality: 11.3
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 131987
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-131987.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Cape Verde": 19
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 11

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Barlavento Islands
Sotavento Islands

Latitude: 14°55'0"N
Longitude: 23°31'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 14.916666666667,-23.516666666667

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	Apatite	Aragonite	Baryte	Bastnäsite	Calcioferrite	Calcite	Cancrinite-sodalite	Chalcopyrite
Clay	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Diaspore	Eudialyte	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum
Halotrichite	Iron	Mica	Monazite	None	Not in a structural group	Perovskite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Pyroxene
Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sapphirine	Sodalite	Spinel	Sulphur	Titanite	Tridymite	Wöhlerite
Zircon	Zirconolite

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 Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Nb O P S Si Sr Th Ti Y Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Mg Na Nb O P S Si Sr Th Ti Y Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Analcime Apatite Aragonite Baryte Bastnäsite Calcioferrite Calcite Cancrinite-sodalite Chalcopyrite
Clay Copper Coronadite Corundum Diaspore Eudialyte Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Gypsum
Halotrichite Iron Mica Monazite None Not in a structural group Perovskite Pyrite Pyrochlore Pyroxene
Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sapphirine Sodalite Spinel Sulphur Titanite Tridymite Wöhlerite
Zircon Zirconolite

53 IMA Minerals at location:

Aegirine ()*	Aegirine-augite ()*	Albite ()*	Analcime ()*	Anhydrite ()*
Ankerite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Copper ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Eudialyte ()*	Fluorapatite ()*
Fluorite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Halite ()*	Halotrichite ()*
Haüyne ()*	Hematite ()*	Hollandite ()*	Hydrokenoralstonite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Iron ()*	Kaersutite ()*	Låvenite ()*	Leucite ()*	Loparite-(Ce) ()*
Magnetite ()*	Microcline ()*	Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Montgomeryite ()*	Nepheline ()*
Nosean ()*	Perovskite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Pickeringite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rhönite ()*	Rutile ()*	Schorlomite ()*	Sodalite ()*
Strontianite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Sylvite ()*	Thorite ()*	Titanite ()*
Variscite ()*	Zircon ()*	Zirconolite ()*

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	5.7	5.7	1	35437	1022
Aegirine-augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na)(Fe³⁺,Mg,Fe²⁺)Si₂O₆	5.7	5.7	1	35437	286
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	11.3	0	0		8803
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O			1	35428	1627
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	4.8	3.7	1	35441	1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	11.3	0	0		3092
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	5.7	5.7	1	35437	11547
Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Bastnäsite	Ce(CO₃)F	11.3	0	0		304
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	5.7	5.7	1	35437	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	11.3	0	0		27198
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	11.3	0	0		3846
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	5.7	5.7	1	35437	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	5.7	5.7	1	35437	9895
Eudialyte ()*	Eudialyte	Na₁₅Ca₆Fe₃Zr₃Si(Si₂₅O₇₃)(O,OH,H₂O)₃(Cl,OH)₂			1	35428	182
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	11.3	0	0		2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	11.3	0	0		9617
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	11.3	0	0		7437
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	4.8	3.7	1	35441	6890
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl	4.8	3.7	2	35431,35441	1398
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	4.8	3.7	1	35441	409
Haüyne ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Na₃Ca(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂(SO₄)			1	35434	158
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	11.3	0	0		14640
Hollandite ()*	Coronadite	Ba(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆	5.7	5.7	1	35437	243
Hydrokenoralstonite ()*	Pyrochlore	₂Al₂F₆(H₂O)	4.8	3.7	1	35441	56
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	11.3	0	0		5433
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe	11.3	0	0		1089
Kaersutite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₃AlTi⁴⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂O₂	5.7	5.7	1	35437	179
Låvenite ()*	Wöhlerite	(Na,Ca)₄(Mn²⁺,Fe²⁺)₂(Zr,Ti,Nb)₂(Si₂O₇)₂(O,F)₄			1	35428	58
Leucite ()*	Analcime	K(AlSi₂O₆)	10.1	2.1	1	35443	233
Loparite-(Ce) ()*	Perovskite	(Na,Ce,Sr)(Ce,Th)(Ti,Nb)₂O₆	11.3	0	0		57
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	5.7	5.7	1	35437	14899
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	11.3	0	0		4924
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	11.3	0	0		945
Montgomeryite ()*	Calcioferrite	Ca₄MgAl₄(PO₄)₆(OH)₄·12H₂O			1	35429	44
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	5.7	5.7	2	35428,35437	884
Nosean ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Na₈(Si₆Al₆)O₂₄(SO₄)·H₂O	10.1	2.1	1	35445	75
Perovskite ()*	Perovskite	CaTiO₃	2.1	0	1	35439	495
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	11.3	0	0		2273
Pickeringite ()*	Halotrichite	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	4.8	3.7	1	35441	265
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	11.3	0	0		39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	11.3	0	0		61156
Rhönite ()*	Sapphirine	Ca₄[Mg₈Fe³⁺₂Ti₂]O₄[Si₆Al₆O₃₆]	5.7	5.7	1	35437	47
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	11.3	0	0		5614
Schorlomite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Ti₂(SiFe³⁺₂)O₁₂	11.3	0	0		54
Sodalite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl	2.1	0	1	35439	444
Strontianite ()*	Aragonite	Sr(CO₃)	11.3	0	0		589
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	4.8	3.7	1	35441	2045
Sylvite ()*	Rocksalt	KCl	4.8	3.7	1	35441	275
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)	11.3	0	0		1006
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	2.1	0	1	35439	4899
Variscite ()*	None	Al(PO₄)·2H₂O			1	35429	301
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1.4	1.4	0		5251
Zirconolite ()*	Zirconolite	(Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)₂O₇	11.3	0	0		140

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Jen_0000572	Carbonatite occurs at a number of localities on the main island of Brava, particularly in the east central area, but also on the small islands of Ilhéu Luiz Carneiro and Ilhéu de Cima lying about 10 km to the north-northeast. For the purposes of this project these occurrences are taken as one locality. MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes in basement rocks, ijolite and syenite, irregular intrusions and extrusive rocks including lava flows (Cachaco). ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Ijolite, syenite, nepheline syenite, phonolite and nephelinite.
Jen_0000573	Carbonatite occurs at a number of localities on the main island of Brava, particularly in the east central area, but also on the small islands of Ilhéu Luiz Carneiro and Ilhéu de Cima lying about 10 km to the north-northeast. For the purposes of this project these occurrences are taken as one locality. MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes in basement rocks, ijolite and syenite, irregular intrusions and extrusive rocks including lava flows (Cachaco). ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Ijolite, syenite, nepheline syenite, phonolite and nephelinite.
Jen_0000574	Carbonatite occurs at a number of localities on the main island of Brava, particularly in the east central area, but also on the small islands of Ilhéu Luiz Carneiro and Ilhéu de Cima lying about 10 km to the north-northeast. For the purposes of this project these occurrences are taken as one locality. MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes in basement rocks, ijolite and syenite, irregular intrusions and extrusive rocks including lava flows (Cachaco). ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Ijolite, syenite, nepheline syenite, phonolite and nephelinite.
Jen_0000575	Carbonatite occurs at a number of localities on the main island of Brava, particularly in the east central area, but also on the small islands of Ilhéu Luiz Carneiro and Ilhéu de Cima lying about 10 km to the north-northeast. For the purposes of this project these occurrences are taken as one locality. MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes in basement rocks, ijolite and syenite, irregular intrusions and extrusive rocks including lava flows (Cachaco). ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Ijolite, syenite, nepheline syenite, phonolite and nephelinite.
Jen_0000579	MAGMATIC STYLE: Three small areas, up to 500 m long, of ‘basement’ rocks include intrusions of carbonatite. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Basanite and nephelinite.
Jen_0000580	MAGMATIC STYLE: Three small areas, up to 500 m long, of ‘basement’ rocks include intrusions of carbonatite. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Basanite and nephelinite.
Jen_0000581	MAGMATIC STYLE: Three small areas, up to 500 m long, of ‘basement’ rocks include intrusions of carbonatite. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Basanite and nephelinite.
Jen_0000582	MAGMATIC STYLE: Three small areas, up to 500 m long, of ‘basement’ rocks include intrusions of carbonatite. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Basanite and nephelinite.
Jen_0000586	MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes and minor intrusions, including breccias. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nephelinitic to basanitic lavas and pyroclastics, essexite, ijolite and syenite.
Jen_0000596	There are three distinct complexes i.e. Arruela in the north, Ribiera da Barca midway along the west coast, and Pensamento in the south. For the purpose of this project these have been treated as one locality. MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes, plugs and tuffs, including globular lapilli. Found within three separate complexes – see below. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Basanite, nephelinite, essexite, ijolite, trachyte and phonolite.
Jen_0000597	There are three distinct complexes i.e. Arruela in the north, Ribiera da Barca midway along the west coast, and Pensamento in the south. For the purpose of this project these have been treated as one locality. MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes, plugs and tuffs, including globular lapilli. Found within three separate complexes – see below. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Basanite, nephelinite, essexite, ijolite, trachyte and phonolite.
Jen_0000598	There are three distinct complexes i.e. Arruela in the north, Ribiera da Barca midway along the west coast, and Pensamento in the south. For the purpose of this project these have been treated as one locality. MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes, plugs and tuffs, including globular lapilli. Found within three separate complexes – see below. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Basanite, nephelinite, essexite, ijolite, trachyte and phonolite.
Jen_0000599	There are three distinct complexes i.e. Arruela in the north, Ribiera da Barca midway along the west coast, and Pensamento in the south. For the purpose of this project these have been treated as one locality. MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes, plugs and tuffs, including globular lapilli. Found within three separate complexes – see below. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Basanite, nephelinite, essexite, ijolite, trachyte and phonolite.
Jen_0000600	There are three distinct complexes i.e. Arruela in the north, Ribiera da Barca midway along the west coast, and Pensamento in the south. For the purpose of this project these have been treated as one locality. MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes, plugs and tuffs, including globular lapilli. Found within three separate complexes – see below. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Basanite, nephelinite, essexite, ijolite, trachyte and phonolite.
Jen_0000602	MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes up to 1 m across, veins and two pipe-like bodies 15-30 m wide. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Pyroxenite, essexite and syenite; basanite, ankaramite and trachyte dykes; extrusives include nephelinite.
Jen_0000603	MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes up to 1 m across, veins and two pipe-like bodies 15-30 m wide. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Pyroxenite, essexite and syenite; basanite, ankaramite and trachyte dykes; extrusives include nephelinite.
Jen_0000604	MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes up to 1 m across, veins and two pipe-like bodies 15-30 m wide. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Pyroxenite, essexite and syenite; basanite, ankaramite and trachyte dykes; extrusives include nephelinite.

17 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Dated Mineral	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Jen_0000586	5.7	5.7	5.7	Rb-Sr			248670	São Vicente Island, Barlavento Islands, Cape Verde	Sáo Vicente	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000572	1.4	1.4	1.4	U-Pb	zircon	Zircon	214699	Brava Island, Sotavento Islands, Cape Verde	Brava	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000573	2.1	2.1	2.1	K-Ar	biotite		214699	Brava Island, Sotavento Islands, Cape Verde	Brava	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000574	0	0	0	K-Ar			214699	Brava Island, Sotavento Islands, Cape Verde	Brava	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000575	2	2	2	K-Ar			214699	Brava Island, Sotavento Islands, Cape Verde	Brava	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000579	4.2	4.2	4.2	K-Ar	biotite		214701	Fogo Island, Sotavento Islands, Cape Verde	Fogo	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000580	3.7	3.7	3.7	K-Ar	biotite		214701	Fogo Island, Sotavento Islands, Cape Verde	Fogo	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000581	4.1	4.1	4.1	K-Ar	biotite		214701	Fogo Island, Sotavento Islands, Cape Verde	Fogo	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000582	4.8	4.8	4.8	K-Ar	biotite		214701	Fogo Island, Sotavento Islands, Cape Verde	Fogo	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000602	8.9	8.9	8.9				239673	Maio Island, Sotavento Islands, Cape Verde	Maio	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000603	11.3	10.9	11.1±0.2	K-Ar			239673	Maio Island, Sotavento Islands, Cape Verde	Maio	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000604	6.8	6.8	6.8	Rb-Sr			239673	Maio Island, Sotavento Islands, Cape Verde	Maio	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000596	7.7	7.7	7.7				214700	Santiago Island, Sotavento Islands, Cape Verde	Sáo Tiago	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000597	9.2	7.8	8.5±0.7	K-Ar			214700	Santiago Island, Sotavento Islands, Cape Verde	Sáo Tiago	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000598	10.1	9.5	9.8±0.3	K-Ar			214700	Santiago Island, Sotavento Islands, Cape Verde	Sáo Tiago	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000599	2.1	2.1	2.1	Rb-Sr			214700	Santiago Island, Sotavento Islands, Cape Verde	Sáo Tiago	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000600	7.4	7.4	7.4	Rb-Sr			214700	Santiago Island, Sotavento Islands, Cape Verde	Sáo Tiago	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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