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Locality Name:
Itajubatiba Mine, Catingueira, Borborema Mineral Province, Paraíba, Brazil

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

mindat Locality ID: 187994
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-187994.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Itajubatiba Mine, Catingueira, Borborema Mineral Province, Paraíba, Brazil": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 7°1'5"S
Longitude: 37°39'7"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -7.0180555555556,-37.651944444444
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 Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O S Si Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenopyriteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCopperEpidoteGarnetHumite
MicaNickelineNonePyritePyroxeneSpinelTitanite

29 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Almandine  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)
Clinohumite  (*)Diopside  (*)Edenite  (*)Epidote  (*)Ferro-actinolite  (*)
Ferro-hornblende  (*)Ferro-pargasite  (*)Ferro-tschermakite  (*)Gold  (*)Grossular  (*)
Grunerite  (*)Hastingsite  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Humite  (*)Magnesio-hornblende  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pargasite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Spessartine  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Tschermakite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)252052003419
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)352052002353
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS52052009052
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2520520027198
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)852052001756
Clinohumite  (*)HumiteMg9(SiO4)4F25205200236
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O652052004135
Edenite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)25205200160
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)52052008173
Ferro-actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg2.5-0.0Fe2+2.5-5.0)Si8O22(OH)25205200129
Ferro-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)25205200271
Ferro-pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2520520054
Ferro-tschermakite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Fe2+3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2520520027
Gold  (*)CopperAu520520030554
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)352052001544
Grunerite  (*)Amphibole   Fe2+2Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)25205200223
Hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)25205200209
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O65205200741
Humite  (*)HumiteMg7(SiO4)3F2520520080
Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)25205200238
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4520520014899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2520520017380
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)25205200313
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2520520039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S852052009056
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)352052001214
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O52052004899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)252052002562
Tschermakite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2520520073


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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