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Locality Name:
Lajes, Borborema Mineral Province, Rio Grande Do Norte, Brazil


mindat Locality ID: 192743
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-192743.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Lajes, Borborema Mineral Province, Rio Grande Do Norte, Brazil": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Bonfim Farm
Vereda Do Meio Mine

Latitude: 5°49'30"S
Longitude: 36°7'59"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -5.825,-36.133055555556

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 Be Bi C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo O S Si Ti W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAndalusiteArsenicArsenopyriteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCorundum
DiasporeEpidoteFeldsparGarnetMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNonePrehnitePyrite
PyroxeneQuartzRutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelStauroliteStibniteTalcTitanite
WollastoniteZircon

42 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Almandine  (*)Andalusite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Anorthite  (*)
Anthophyllite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismite  (*)Bismuth  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Cordierite  (*)
Cummingtonite  (*)Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)Goethite  (*)Grossular  (*)
Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Staurolite  (*)Talc  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)
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)21285073419
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)31285072353
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO51285071310
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21285073092
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)1285071036
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2128507718
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1285079052
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181285064286
Bismite  (*)NoneBi2O3128507214
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi1285071966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S31285071935
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)12850727770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS212850727198
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1285071025
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O181285071008
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2128507327
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61285074135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)228507,285088173
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1285077437
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)31285071544
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6128507741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O312850714640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31285075433
Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2128507238
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O412850714899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21285075800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)212850717380
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21285072273
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)21285071898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS212850739462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81285079056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO212850761156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21285075614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)1285074894
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS12850721482
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)128507978
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21285073337
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1285074899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21285072562
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO31285071247
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1285075251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1285071025



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