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Locality Name:
Cauê Mine, Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2660.9
Youngest recorded age at locality: 463

mindat Locality ID: 16960
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-16960.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Cauê Mine, Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 19°36'7"S
Longitude: 43°12'48"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -19.601944444444,-43.213333333333
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 As Au Ba Cu Fe H Hg K Mg O Pd Pt S Sb Se Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au Ba Cu Fe H Hg K Mg O Pd Pt S Sb Se Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BarringeriteBaryteClayCopperCorundumIsomertieiteJacutingaiteKaoliniteMeloniteMica
NonePyriteQuartzSpinelStillwateriteTalc

19 IMA Minerals at location:
Arsenopalladinite  (*)Atheneite  (*)Baryte  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hongshiite  (*)Isomertieite  (*)Jacutingaite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Palladium  (*)Palladseite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Platinum  (*)Quartz  (*)
Sperrylite  (*)Sudovikovite  (*)Talc  (*)Tetra-auricupride  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Arsenopalladinite  (*)StillwateritePd8As32660.92648.3031
Atheneite  (*)BarringeritePd2(As0.75Hg0.25)2660.92648.3015
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)2660.92648.3011547
Gold  (*)CopperAu2660.92648.3030554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O32660.92648.3014640
Hongshiite  (*)NonePtCu2660.92648.3027
Isomertieite  (*)IsomertieitePd11Sb2As22660.92648.3048
Jacutingaite  (*)JacutingaitePt2HgSe32660.92648.301
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)42660.92648.305591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42660.92648.3014899
Palladium  (*)CopperPd2660.92648.3059
Palladseite  (*)NonePd17Se152660.92648.306
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)22660.92648.302273
Platinum  (*)CopperPt2660.92648.30485
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22660.92648.3061156
Sperrylite  (*)PyritePtAs22660.92648.30337
Sudovikovite  (*)MelonitePtSe22660.92648.303
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)22660.92648.303337
Tetra-auricupride  (*)NoneCuAu2660.92648.3030


4 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-00005800600 Structure    YesAtheneiteHg403Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil Cabral et al. (2002)10.1180/0026461026620033MM66_327 
PR204_40-000012660.92648.32654.6±6.3U-Pb zircon   Zircon Fe16960Cauê Mine, Itabira, Minas Gerais, BrazilCauê mineCabral et al. (2012)10.1016/j.precamres.2012.02.006PR204_40 
JSAES14_867_0001491463477 ± 14Rb-Srhost rockbiotite  Yes  42760Piteiras Mine, Itabira, Minas Gerais, BrazilItabira, Iron QuadranglePreinfalk (2002) JSAES14_867 
JSAES16_493_0001502494498 ± 4K-Arhost rockmuscovite  YesMuscovite  191896Rocha Mineração Mine, Itabira, Minas Gerais, BrazilItabira, Iron QuadrangleViana (2003) JSAES16_493 

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