Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Morro Agudo Pb-Zn Mine, Paracatu, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1350
Youngest recorded age at locality: 541

mindat Locality ID: 166535
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-166535.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Morro Agudo Pb-Zn Mine, Paracatu, Minas Gerais, Brazil": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 17°30'2"S
Longitude: 46°49'1"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -17.500555555556,-46.816944444444

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.

Baryte	None	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite

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: Ba C Ca Fe Mg O Pb S Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ba C Ca Fe Mg O Pb S Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Baryte None Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite

6 IMA Minerals at location:

Baryte ()*	Dolomite ()*	Galena ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*
Sphalerite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1350	541	11547
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1350	541	9895
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1100	600	24243
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1350	541	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1350	541	61156
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1350	541	21482

4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Dated Mineral	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference ID
SASIG1_118_0001	1100	900	1000 ± 100	Pb-Pb	mineralization	galena	Galena	166535	Morro Agudo Pb-Zn Mine, Paracatu, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Morro Agudo	Freitas-Silva (1997)	SASIG1_118
SASIG1_118_0002	600	600	600	Pb-Pb	remobilization event	galena	Galena	166535	Morro Agudo Pb-Zn Mine, Paracatu, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Morro Agudo	Freitas-Silva (1997)	SASIG1_118
sedexmvt-00040	1000	541	Neoproterozoic		host rock age			166535	Morro Agudo Pb-Zn Mine, Paracatu, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Morro Agudo	Taylor et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1297
sedznpb-00060	1350	950	Neoproterozoic, 1350–950 Ma					166535	Morro Agudo Pb-Zn Mine, Paracatu, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Morro Agudo	Singer et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009-1252

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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