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Locality Name:
Serra Verde Mine, Curionópolis, Carajás Mineral Province, Pará, Brazil

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2622
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2596

mindat Locality ID: 145883
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-145883.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Serra Verde Mine, Curionópolis, Carajás Mineral Province, Pará, Brazil": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 6°8'15"S
Longitude: 49°38'39"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -6.1375,-49.644166666667
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 Au B C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O P S Si Sn Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Au B C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O P S Si Sn Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteBrochantiteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundum
CubaniteEpidoteMalachiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartz
SphaleriteSpinelStanniteStilpnomelaneTourmalineWurtzite

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Azurite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Cubanite  (*)Dravite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Gold  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Libethenite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)Stilpnomelane  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)22622259603419
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)22622259605509
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)62622259601633
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS226222596027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O2622259603531
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3262225960802
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)262225960648
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2622259608173
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F2622259602740
Gold  (*)CopperAu26222596030554
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O32622259605433
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)262225960234
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)262225960451
Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2262225960238
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O426222596014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)226222596012537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22622259605800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)226222596017380
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)4262225960369
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS226222596039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82622259609056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO226222596061156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS26222596021482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS4262225960668
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O262225960456


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
Mo-00358262225962609±13Re-Os molybdeniteXB 99015  Molybdenite Mo145883Serra Verde Mine, Curionópolis, Carajás Mineral Province, Pará, BrazilSerra Verde MineMarschik et al. (2005)10.1007/s00126-004-0450-zMD39_983 

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