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Locality Name:
Prefeitura Quarry, Poços De Caldas, Poços De Caldas Alkaline Complex, Minas Gerais, Brazil


mindat Locality ID: 155758
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-155758.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Prefeitura Quarry, Poços De Caldas, Poços De Caldas Alkaline Complex, Minas Gerais, Brazil": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 21°47'2"S
Longitude: 46°31'50"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -21.783888888889,-46.530555555556
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 Ba C Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O S Si Sr Ti Y Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O S Si Sr Ti Y Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AnalcimeAncyliteAragoniteBurbankiteCancrinite-sodaliteChloriteClayCorundumFeldsparFluorite
GaidonnayiteNatroliteNonePectolitePyritePyroxeneQuartzSodaliteTitaniteTridymite

23 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Analcime  (*)Ancylite-(Ce)  (*)Ankerite  (*)Burbankite  (*)
Calcioancylite-(Ce)  (*)Chamosite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Gaidonnayite  (*)Hainite-(Y)  (*)
Hilairite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kutnohorite  (*)Microcline  (*)Natrolite  (*)
Nepheline  (*)Pectolite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrophanite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Sodalite  (*)Strontianite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O601022
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O01627
Ancylite-(Ce)  (*)AncyliteCeSr(CO3)2(OH)·H2O092
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)203092
Burbankite  (*)Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5052
Calcioancylite-(Ce)  (*)Ancylite(Ce,Ca,Sr)(CO3)(OH,H2O)046
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)80577
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF209617
Gaidonnayite  (*)GaidonnayiteNa2ZrSi3O9·2H2O021
Hainite-(Y)  (*)None(Ca3Y)Na(NaCa)Ti(Si2O7)2(OF)F2011
Hilairite  (*)NoneNa2ZrSi3O9·3H2O018
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O305433
Kutnohorite  (*)NoneCaMn2+(CO3)20234
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)04924
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O01236
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)0884
Pectolite  (*)PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)0363
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO30244
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl0444
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)0589
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O04899


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R140540Prefeitura Quarry, Poços De Caldas, Poços De Caldas Alkaline Complex, Minas Gerais, Brazilhttps://rruff.info/R140540

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