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Locality Name:
Curionópolis, Carajás Mineral Province, Pará, Brazil

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2622
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1878

mindat Locality ID: 146004
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-146004.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Curionópolis, Carajás Mineral Province, Pará, Brazil": 9
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 9

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Cristalino Cu-Au Deposit
Elefante Prospect
Formiga Au-(Cu) Deposit
Lago Grande Complex
Luanga Cr-Pt-Pd Deposit
Sereno Mn Deposit
Serra Leste Deposit
Serra Pelada Claims
Serra Verde Mine

Latitude: 6°1'34"S
Longitude: 49°37'8"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -6.0261111111111,-49.618888888889
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: Ag Al As Au B Ba Bi C Ca Co Cr Cu F Fe H Hg Ir K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb Pd Pt Rh Ru S Sb Se Si Sn Th Ti U Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllophaneAluniteAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteArsenopyriteAuricuprideBarringeriteBaryte
BrochantiteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteCopperCoronaditeCorundum
CovelliteCubaniteDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetIsomertieiteKaoliniteMalachite
MeloniteMicaMilleriteModderiteMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePentlandite
PerovskitePotaritePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileSerpentineSphaleriteSpinel
StanniteStillwateriteStilpnomelaneTalcTitaniteTourmalineUllmanniteWatkinsoniteWurtziteZircon

104 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Amesite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)
Arsenopalladinite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Atheneite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Berzelianite  (*)Bornite  (*)Braggite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Carrollite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cherepanovite  (*)Chromite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Clausthalite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)
Cooperite  (*)Covellite  (*)Crandallite  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)Cubanite  (*)
Cummingtonite  (*)Diaspore  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dravite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Fischesserite  (*)Fletcherite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Forsterite  (*)Galena  (*)Glaucodot  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Graphite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hollingworthite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Irarsite  (*)
Isoferroplatinum  (*)Isomertieite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Klockmannite  (*)Krut'aite  (*)
Laurite  (*)Libethenite  (*)Litochlebite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)Magnesio-hornblende  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Mckinstryite  (*)Mertieite-II  (*)Microcline  (*)
Millerite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Naumannite  (*)Palladium  (*)
Palladseite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Platarsite  (*)Platinum  (*)
Potarite  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Romanèchite  (*)Rustenburgite  (*)Rutile  (*)Siderite  (*)Siegenite  (*)
Silver  (*)Sperrylite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)
Stilpnomelane  (*)Sudovikovite  (*)Talc  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Tremolite  (*)Tulameenite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Vaesite  (*)Waylandite  (*)
Woodhouseite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zinc  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S188518781281682793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)226221878328164,28168,281693419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)18851878328161,28164,281688803
Amesite  (*)Clay SerpentineMg2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)41885187812816874
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)188518781281681588
Arsenopalladinite  (*)StillwateritePd8As31885187812816831
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS188518781281689052
Atheneite  (*)BarringeritePd2(As0.75Hg0.25)1885187812816815
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2262225961281695509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)1885187812816811547
Berzelianite  (*)NoneCu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)12816266
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4188518781281685516
Braggite  (*)NonePdPt3S418851878228165,28168101
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6262225961281691633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)1885187812816827770
Carrollite  (*)SpinelCuCo2S418851878128168154
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S188518781281685707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS226221878528161,28163,28164,28168,2816927198
Cherepanovite  (*)ModderiteRhAs12816415
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O4228164,281653902
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O262225961281693531
Clausthalite  (*)RocksaltPbSe18851878128168281
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8188518781281681756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1281641025
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS18851878228161,28168966
Cooperite  (*)NonePtS128165124
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS188518781281684165
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)618851878128168310
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O1618851878128168599
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S326222596128169802
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2128164327
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)18851878128168481
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6188518781281684135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2188518781281689895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)26222596128169648
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)26221878328161,28168,281698173
Fischesserite  (*)NoneAg3AuSe21885187812816824
Fletcherite  (*)SpinelCuNi2S41885187812816813
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F262225961281692740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21281619617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)1281641188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS1885187812816824243
Glaucodot  (*)Arsenopyrite(Co0.5Fe0.5)AsS128164131
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)18851878228162,281687437
Gold  (*)CopperAu26221878428161,28162,28168,2816930554
Graphite  (*)NoneC188518781281682812
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O318851878328162,28163,2816814640
Hollingworthite  (*)UllmanniteRhAsS228164,28165119
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3262225961281695433
Irarsite  (*)PyriteIrAsS128165154
Isoferroplatinum  (*)Auricupride PerovskitePt3Fe18851878128168128
Isomertieite  (*)IsomertieitePd11Sb2As218851878328162,28164,2816848
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4188518781281685591
Klockmannite  (*)CovelliteCu5.2Se61885187812816863
Krut'aite  (*)PyriteCuSe21885187812816812
Laurite  (*)PyriteRuS2128165226
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)26222596128169234
Litochlebite  (*)WatkinsoniteAg2PbBi4Se8188518781281682
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)26222596128169451
Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)226222596128169238
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O426221878428161,28164,28168,2816914899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)22622259612816912537
Mckinstryite  (*)NoneAg5Cu3S41885187812816851
Mertieite-II  (*)StillwateritePd8Sb2.5As0.518851878228162,2816844
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1281614924
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS18851878228161,281681066
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS226221878328161,28168,281695800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)226221878428161,28163,28168,2816917380
Naumannite  (*)Not in a structural groupAg2Se18851878128168192
Palladium  (*)CopperPd1885187812816859
Palladseite  (*)NonePd17Se15188518781281686
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS128164767
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S818851878228164,281681512
Platarsite  (*)PyritePtAsS12816544
Platinum  (*)CopperPt18851878328162,28165,28168485
Potarite  (*)PotaritePdHg1885187812816825
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)426222596128169369
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS226221878528161,28163,28164,28168,2816939462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S826221878328164,28168,281699056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO226221878628161,28162,28163,28164,28168,2816961156
Romanèchite  (*)None(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O1018851878128168312
Rustenburgite  (*)Perovskite AuricupridePt3Sn12816534
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO218851878228162,281685614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)188518781281686417
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S418851878128168249
Silver  (*)CopperAg1281615186
Sperrylite  (*)PyritePtAs218851878328164,28165,28168337
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)3188518781281681214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2622259612816921482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS426222596128169668
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O26222596128169456
Sudovikovite  (*)MelonitePtSe2188518781281683
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)218851878228164,281683337
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)188518781281681006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O188518781281684899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21281642562
Tulameenite  (*)PotaritePt2CuFe12816548
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO21281612718
Vaesite  (*)PyriteNiS2128161106
Waylandite  (*)AluniteBiAl3(PO4)2(OH)61885187812816831
Woodhouseite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)61885187812816862
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)18851878128168939
Zinc  (*)NoneZn12816452
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1281625251


2 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
Hg-0007418851878 U-Pb, Pb-Pb, Ar-Ar     AtheneiteHg21632Serra Pelada Claims, Curionópolis, Carajás Mineral Province, Pará, Brazil Machado et al. (1991); Moroni et al. (2001); Grainger et al. (2008)   
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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