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Locality Name:
Frei Martinho, Borborema Mineral Province, Paraíba, Brazil

Oldest recorded age at locality: 520
Youngest recorded age at locality: 520

mindat Locality ID: 186033
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-186033.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Frei Martinho, Borborema Mineral Province, Paraíba, Brazil": 9
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Alto Benedito Pegmatite (Alto Bernardino; Alto Questão)
Fortuna Pegmatite
Mourão Pegmatite
Quixaba
Timbaúba Mine

Latitude: 6°27'50"S
Longitude: 36°30'29"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -6.4638888888889,-36.508055555556
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 B Be Bi Ca Cu F Fe H K Li Mn Na Nb O P S Si Sn Sr Ta Ti U 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteApatiteArseniosideriteAutuniteBerylClayColumbiteCorundumFeldsparFluorite
GadoliniteHureauliteMicaNoneOlivinePhosphosideritePyritePyrochloreQuartzRockbridgeite
RutileSpinelSulphurTapioliteTourmalineWardite

35 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Amblygonite  (*)Autunite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bornite  (*)
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Crandallite  (*)Cyrilovite  (*)Elbaite  (*)Ferrisicklerite  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Fluornatromicrolite  (*)Frondelite  (*)Goyazite  (*)
Heterosite  (*)Hureaulite  (*)Hydroxylherderite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Ixiolite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)Mitridatite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Phosphosiderite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)Tapiolite-(Fe)  (*)Triphylite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Wodginite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)520520328282,28288,282898803
Amblygonite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)F520520128288244
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O5205201282821272
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18520520428282,28283,28284,282884286
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS45205201282905516
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O6520520128284518
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6520520128282310
Cyrilovite  (*)WarditeNaFe3+3(PO4)2(OH)4·2H2O52052012828260
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)520520128288520
Ferrisicklerite  (*)OlivineLi1-x(Fe3+,Mn2+)(PO4)520520128282108
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F5205201282822740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF25205201282909617
Fluornatromicrolite  (*)Pyrochlore(Na1.5Bi0.5)Ta2O6F520520228288,2828913
Frondelite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Mn2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)552052012828252
Goyazite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6520520128282173
Heterosite  (*)OlivineFe3+(PO4)520520128282204
Hureaulite  (*)HureauliteMn2+5(PO3OH)2(PO4)2·4H2O520520128282125
Hydroxylherderite  (*)GadoliniteCaBe(PO4)(OH)520520328282,28286,28288119
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O35205201282845433
Ixiolite  (*)Columbite(Ta2/3Mn2+1/3)O2520520128284148
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4520520228282,2828414899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)520520228282,282884924
Mitridatite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(PO4)3·3H2O520520128282129
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2520520328282,28288,2828917380
Phosphosiderite  (*)PhosphosideriteFe3+(PO4)·2H2O520520128282182
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS252052012828239462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2520520328282,28288,2828961156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO25205201282845614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)520520228282,282882705
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS5205201282822045
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O6520520128288211
Tapiolite-(Fe)  (*)TapioliteFe2+Ta2O6520520428283,28284,28287,2828888
Triphylite  (*)OlivineLiFe2+(PO4)520520128282313
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO25205201282822718
Wodginite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Sn4+Ta2O852052012828378


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
Grew_Li_2019_0015520520520     YesColquiriite 444Serra Branca Pegmatite, Pedra Lavrada, Borborema Mineral Province, Paraíba, BrazilSerra Branca pegmatite, Pedra Lavrada, Borborema mineral province, Paraiba, BrazilBeurlen et al. (2014)10.1016/j.jsames.2014.08.007JSAES56_110 

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