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Locality Name:
Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2686
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2658

mindat Locality ID: 19276
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-19276.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil": 13
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 11

Number of Child Localities: 10
Child Localities:
Águas Claras Mine
Bela Fama Prospect
Bicalho Au Deposit
Capão Xavier Mine
Coelho Mine
Morro Velho Mine
Rio Do Peixe Mine
Santana Mine
São Sebastião Das Águas Claras
Tamanduá Mine

Latitude: 20°1'11"S
Longitude: 43°56'44"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -20.019722222222,-43.945555555556
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 B Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Sb Si Te Ti W Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundum
CubaniteDiasporeEpidoteEpsomiteFeldsparGypsumMarcasiteMicaNickelineNolanite
NonePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSpinelStibnite
StilpnomelaneTalcTitaniteTourmalineWurtziteZircon

37 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Cubanite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Dravite  (*)Epidote  (*)Epsomite  (*)Ferrihydrite  (*)
Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Stibnite  (*)Stilpnomelane  (*)Talc  (*)Tellurium  (*)Titanite  (*)
Vermiculite  (*)Zircon  (*)
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)2268626581279303419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)26862658227927,279308803
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)226862658227927,279303092
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)268626581279303250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS268626581279309052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)2686265812793011547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)26862658227927,2793027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22686265812793027198
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4127933951
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S326862658127930802
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)226862658427925,27927,27928,279309895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)26862658127930648
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)268626581279308173
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O26862658127930484
Ferrihydrite  (*)NolaniteFe3+10O14(OH)212792586
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS26862658227926,2793024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)327928,27936,279377437
Gold  (*)CopperAu26862658527926,27927,27929,27930,2793430554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O268626581279306890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O326862658427925,27928,27930,2793714640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3268626581279305433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O426862658227925,2793014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2268626581279305674
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)226862658227927,2793017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS226862658327925,27929,2793039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8268626581279309056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO226862658427927,27928,27929,2793061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2268626581279305614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)268626581279304894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)26862658327925,27927,279306417
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S31279293418
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O26862658127930456
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)226862658327925,27928,279303337
Tellurium  (*)NoneTe127929190
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O268626581279304899
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O26862658127930652
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)268626581279305251


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
Jen_0001445268626582672 ± 14 age of mineralizationscheelite   Scheelite  415Morro Velho Mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, BrazilMorro VelhoPoulin et al. (2016)10.3749/canmin.1500023CM54_1147 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R050370Morro Velho Mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazilhttps://rruff.info/R050370
R061127Morro Velho Mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazilhttps://rruff.info/R061127

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