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Locality Name:
Maranhão, Brazil


mindat Locality ID: 195788
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-195788.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Maranhão, Brazil": 14
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Godofredo Viana
Gurupi Belt
Itapicuru-Mirim

Latitude: 3°23'58"S
Longitude: 44°20'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -3.3994444444444,-44.333333333333
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 Au B C Ca Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Na Ni O P Pb S Si Sr Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: C 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteCalciteCeriteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumDiamondEpidote
IronKaoliniteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPentlanditePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksalt
RutileSphaleriteSpinelTourmalineWavellite

30 IMA Minerals at location:
Anatase  (*)Augelite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)
Copper  (*)Crandallite  (*)Diamond  (*)Diopside  (*)Dravite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Goyazite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Iron  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Merrillite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Pentlandite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Senegalite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Taenite  (*)Troilite  (*)Variscite  (*)Wavellite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO21273282162
Augelite  (*)NoneAl2(PO4)(OH)312732879
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)12733427770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS212733427198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O41273403902
Copper  (*)CopperCu1273403846
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6127328310
Diamond  (*)DiamondC0697
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61273404135
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)127328648
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1273348173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS12733424243
Gold  (*)CopperAu527331,27332,27334,27337,2733830554
Goyazite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6127328173
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31273345433
Iron  (*)IronFe1273401089
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41273285591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O412733414899
Merrillite  (*)CeriteCa9NaMg(PO4)7127340230
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)212733417380
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S81273401512
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS212733439462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO212733461156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21273345614
Senegalite  (*)NoneAl2(PO4)(OH)3·H2O1273284
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS12733421482
Taenite  (*)None(Ni,Fe)127340703
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS1273401044
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O127328301
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O127328374


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