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Locality Name:
Uruaçu, Goiás, Brazil

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1000
Youngest recorded age at locality: 452

mindat Locality ID: 204387
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-204387.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Uruaçu, Goiás, Brazil": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Chapada Cu Deposit

Latitude: 14°15'"S
Longitude: 49°22'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -14.25,-49.366666666667
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 Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo O Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumEpidoteGarnetMicaMolybdenite
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinelStaurolite
Titanite

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Almandine  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Bornite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Epidote  (*)Gahnite  (*)Galena  (*)Gedrite  (*)
Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Staurolite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)310004521273252353
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)10005421273251588
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)21000452127325718
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS410005421273255516
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S10005421273255707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2100054212732527198
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)10004521273258173
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O41000542127325445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS100054212732524243
Gedrite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)21000452127325178
Gold  (*)CopperAu100054212732530554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3100054212732514640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O310005421273255433
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO410005421273251507
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4100054212732514899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS210005421273255800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)259645212732517380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2100054212732539462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S810005421273259056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2100045212732561156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO210005421273255614
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO510004521273251516
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS100054212732521482
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)1000452127325978
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O10004521273254899


9 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
Emily000087596452524±72Rb-Sr biotite, muscovite, plagioclase, whole rock87-80  Muscovite 205449Chapada Cu Deposit, Uruaçu, Goiás, BrazilChapada Cu depositRichardson (1988)10.1007/BF01830182GR77_763 
Emily000088533531532±1Rb-Sr biotite, muscovite, plagioclase, whole rock   Muscovite 205449Chapada Cu Deposit, Uruaçu, Goiás, BrazilChapada Cu depositRichardson (1988)10.1007/BF01830182GR77_763 
Emily000089550518534±16Rb-Sr biotite, hornblende, plagioclase, whole rock     205449Chapada Cu Deposit, Uruaçu, Goiás, BrazilChapada Cu depositRichardson (1988)10.1007/BF01830182GR77_763 
Emily000090570552561±9Rb-Sr whole rock     205449Chapada Cu Deposit, Uruaçu, Goiás, BrazilChapada Cu depositRichardson (1988)10.1007/BF01830182GR77_763 
GR77_763_0001570552561 ± 9Rb-Srhost rockswhole rock     205449Chapada Cu Deposit, Uruaçu, Goiás, BrazilChapada depositRichardson (1988) GR77_763 
GR77_763_0002533531532 ± 1Rb-Srmetamorphism / remobilizationwhole rock     205449Chapada Cu Deposit, Uruaçu, Goiás, BrazilChapada depositRichardson (1988) GR77_763 
GR77_763_0003568552560 ± 8Rb-Srhost rockwhole rock     205449Chapada Cu Deposit, Uruaçu, Goiás, BrazilChapada depositRichardson (1988) GR77_763 
GR77_763_0004550518534 ± 16Rb-Srhost rockwhole rock     205449Chapada Cu Deposit, Uruaçu, Goiás, BrazilChapada depositRichardson (1988) GR77_763 
PorphCu-002551000542Neoproterozoic      Anhydrite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Gahnite, Galena, Gold, Hematite, Ilmenite, Kyanite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Rutile, SphaleriteCu205449Chapada Cu Deposit, Uruaçu, Goiás, BrazilChapadaSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 

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