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Locality Name:
Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Oldest recorded age at locality: 525
Youngest recorded age at locality: 5.1

mindat Locality ID: 20053
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-20053.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil": 19
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 17

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Baixão Claim
Ilha Claim
Laranjeira
Mario Pinto Mine
Piauí Valley
Taquaral Seco Mine

Latitude: 16°45'2"S
Longitude: 41°51'53"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -16.750555555556,-41.864722222222
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 Ba Be Ca F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P S Si Sn Ta U Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca F H Mn O P Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousApatiteAutuniteBerylBerylloniteCalcioferriteChildreniteClayClinozoisiteColumbite
EpidoteFairfielditeFeldsparFluoriteGadoliniteGarnetHureauliteJahnsiteLaueiteMica
MilariteNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyroxeneQuartzRockbridgeiteRoscheriteRutileSphalerite
TopazTourmalineVivianiteWardite

55 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Amblygonite  (*)Atencioite  (*)Autunite  (*)
Berlinite  (*)Beryl  (*)Beryllonite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Childrenite  (*)
Collinsite  (*)Columbite-(Mn)  (*)Elbaite  (*)Eosphorite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Fairfieldite  (*)Fluor-elbaite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Footemineite  (*)
Frondelite  (*)Greifensteinite  (*)Guimarãesite  (*)Hureaulite  (*)Hydroxylherderite  (*)
Ixiolite  (*)Kosnarite  (*)Laueite  (*)Lithiophosphate  (*)Microcline  (*)
Milarite  (*)Montebrasite  (*)Montgomeryite  (*)Moraesite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Opal  (*)Petalite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rockbridgeite  (*)
Ruifrancoite  (*)Saléeite  (*)Schorl  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spodumene  (*)
Tantalite-(Fe)  (*)Topaz  (*)Uralolite  (*)Ushkovite  (*)Vivianite  (*)
Wardite  (*)Whiteite-(CaFeMg)  (*)Whiteite-(MnFeMg)  (*)Wilancookite  (*)Zanazziite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)5255.11127816,27818,27819,27821,27823,27825,27827,27830,27831,27832,278338803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)31278182353
Amblygonite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)F127821244
Atencioite  (*)RoscheriteCa2Fe2+3Mg2Be4(PO4)6(OH)4·6H2O1278302
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O1278331272
Berlinite  (*)QuartzAl(PO4)12783028
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18525525327818,27827,278314286
Beryllonite  (*)BerylloniteNaBe(PO4)525525327816,27830,2783147
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2525525327818,27827,278315171
Childrenite  (*)ChildreniteFe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O525525427816,27830,27831,2783393
Collinsite  (*)FairfielditeCa2Mg(PO4)2·2H2O12781638
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O6525525127831289
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)525515727815,27816,27818,27821,27825,27831,27833520
Eosphorite  (*)ChildreniteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O525515527816,27825,27830,27831,27833128
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)12.85.11278238173
Fairfieldite  (*)FairfielditeCa2Mn2+(PO4)2·2H2O5255.1072
Fluor-elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F525525227821,2783131
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F525525327816,27829,278312740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF212.85.11278239617
Footemineite  (*)NoneCa2Mn2+5Be4(PO4)6(OH)4·6H2O1278162
Frondelite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Mn2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)512781852
Greifensteinite  (*)RoscheriteCa2Be4Fe2+5(PO4)6(OH)4·6H2O52552512783127
Guimarãesite  (*)RoscheriteCa2Be4Zn5(PO4)6(OH)4·6H2O525515227825,278312
Hureaulite  (*)HureauliteMn2+5(PO3OH)2(PO4)2·4H2O127830125
Hydroxylherderite  (*)GadoliniteCaBe(PO4)(OH)127830119
Ixiolite  (*)Columbite(Ta2/3Mn2+1/3)O212.85.1127823148
Kosnarite  (*)NoneKZr2(PO4)31278197
Laueite  (*)LaueiteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O12781670
Lithiophosphate  (*)NoneLi3(PO4)12.85.11278237
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)525515927815,27816,27818,27821,27825,27827,27830,27831,278334924
Milarite  (*)MilariteKCa2(Be2AlSi12)O30·H2O127830156
Montebrasite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)(OH)525525227816,27831200
Montgomeryite  (*)CalcioferriteCa4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4·12H2O12781644
Moraesite  (*)NoneBe2(PO4)(OH)·4H2O525515227825,2783135
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)25255.11127815,27816,27818,27819,27821,27823,27827,27829,27830,27831,2783217380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O5155151278252994
Petalite  (*)Not in a structural groupLiAlSi4O1012.85.1327823,27827,27832124
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS212781639462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO25255.11127815,27816,27818,27819,27821,27823,27825,27830,27831,27832,2783361156
Rockbridgeite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5127816206
Ruifrancoite  (*)RoscheriteCa2(   ,Mn)2(Fe3+,Mn,Mg)4Be4(PO4)6(OH)6·4H2O1278302
Saléeite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(PO4)2(H2O)10525515227825,2783195
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)525515227825,278312705
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS12781621482
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O612.85.1427818,27823,27827,27832688
Tantalite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Ta2O612.85.112782399
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F25255.101476
Uralolite  (*)NoneCa2Be4(PO4)3(OH)3·5H2O5255251278318
Ushkovite  (*)LaueiteMgFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O525525227831,2783318
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O127816636
Wardite  (*)WarditeNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4·2H2O525525527815,27816,27818,27821,2783158
Whiteite-(CaFeMg)  (*)JahnsiteCaFe2+Mg2Al2(PO4)4(OH)2·8H2O1278167
Whiteite-(MnFeMg)  (*)JahnsiteMn2+Fe2+Mg2Al2(PO4)4(OH)2·8H2O1278166
Wilancookite  (*)None(Ba5Li2   )Ba6Be24P24O96·26H2O5255251278311
Zanazziite  (*)RoscheriteCa2Be4Mg5(PO4)6(OH)4·6H2O525515527816,27819,27825,27831,2783321


4 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
Scott-EPSL241_80-000112.812.612.7±0.136Ar-40Ar, 39Ar-40Arage of weatheringcryptomelane   Cryptomelane  24987Cachoeira Mine, Piauí Valley, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, BrazilCachoeira Minede Oliveira and Vasconcelos (2006)10.1016/j.epsl.2005.09.056EPSL241_80P. 87
Scott-EPSL241_80-00025.35.15.2±0.136Ar-40Ar, 39Ar-40Arage of weatheringcryptomelane   Cryptomelane  24987Cachoeira Mine, Piauí Valley, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, BrazilCachoeira Minede Oliveira and Vasconcelos (2006)10.1016/j.epsl.2005.09.056EPSL241_80P. 87
Be-00050515515515  high    Uralolite, GuimaraesiteBe127216Guimarãesite Occurrence, Piauí Valley, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil Pedrosa-Soares et al. (2011) GSL350_25 
Alexandra-0151525525525 Age of intrusion      18406Ponte Do Piauí Claim, Piauí Valley, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, BrazilPonte Do Piauí ClaimQuéméneur and Lagache (1999) RBG29_27 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R050570Ilha Claim, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazilhttps://rruff.info/R050570
R050578Ilha Claim, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazilhttps://rruff.info/R050578
R100092Cachoeira Mine, Piauí Valley, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazilhttps://rruff.info/R100092
R100091Ponte Do Piauí Claim, Piauí Valley, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazilhttps://rruff.info/R100091

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