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Locality Name:
Eduardo Claim, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Oldest recorded age at locality: 630
Youngest recorded age at locality: 490

mindat Locality ID: 211260
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-211260.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Eduardo Claim, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 19°4'54"S
Longitude: 41°30'35"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -19.081666666667,-41.509722222222
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 B Be Bi C Ca Cu Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Si U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As B Be Bi C Ca Cu Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Si U Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteArsenicArseniosideriteArsenopyriteArthuriteAutuniteBerylCalcioferriteClayCoronadite
DiasporeDufréniteFeldsparGarnetHureauliteJahnsiteKaoliniteKieseriteLöllingiteLaueite
LazuliteLeucophosphiteLipscombiteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePharmacosideritePhosphofibritePhosphosiderite
PyroxeneQuartzRockbridgeiteSchoepiteStauroliteSulphurSymplesiteTourmalineVivianiteWardite

57 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Autunite  (*)Barbosalite  (*)
Bermanite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bütschliite  (*)Césarferreiraite  (*)
Cryptomelane  (*)Cyrilovite  (*)Elbaite  (*)Fourmarierite  (*)Frondelite  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gordonite  (*)Heterosite  (*)Hureaulite  (*)Jahnsite-(CaMnMg)  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Laueite  (*)Leucophosphite  (*)Lipscombite  (*)
Löllingite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)Metavariscite  (*)Meurigite-K  (*)Microcline  (*)
Mitridatite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natrodufrénite  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)Phosphosiderite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Robertsite  (*)Rockbridgeite  (*)Saléeite  (*)Schoonerite  (*)
Schorl  (*)Scorodite  (*)Serrabrancaite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Spessartine  (*)
Spodumene  (*)Staurolite  (*)Strengite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Symplesite  (*)
Tavorite  (*)Triphylite  (*)Ushkovite  (*)Variscite  (*)Vivianite  (*)
Whiteite-(CaFeMg)  (*)Whiteite-(MnFeMg)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)63049008803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)363049002353
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS63049009052
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O63049001272
Barbosalite  (*)LazuliteFe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2630490043
Bermanite  (*)ArthuriteMn2+Mn3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·4H2O630490055
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1863049004286
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi63049001966
Bütschliite  (*)NoneK2Ca(CO3)2630490011
Césarferreiraite  (*)LaueiteFe2+Fe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2·8H2O63049002
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O166304900599
Cyrilovite  (*)WarditeNaFe3+3(PO4)2(OH)4·2H2O630490060
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)6304900520
Fourmarierite  (*)SchoepitePb1-xO3-2x(UO2)4(OH)4+2x·4H2O630490061
Frondelite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Mn2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5630490052
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)63049007437
Gordonite  (*)LaueiteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O630490018
Heterosite  (*)OlivineFe3+(PO4)6304900204
Hureaulite  (*)HureauliteMn2+5(PO3OH)2(PO4)2·4H2O6304900125
Jahnsite-(CaMnMg)  (*)JahnsiteCaMn2+Mg2Fe3+2(PO4)4(OH)2·8H2O630490014
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)663049002228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)463049005591
Laueite  (*)LaueiteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O630490070
Leucophosphite  (*)LeucophosphiteKFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)·2H2O6304900110
Lipscombite  (*)LipscombiteFe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2630490047
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs26304900762
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O6304900443
Metavariscite  (*)PhosphosideriteAl(PO4)·2H2O630490027
Meurigite-K  (*)PhosphofibriteKFe3+8(PO4)6(OH)7·6.5H2O630490021
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)63049004924
Mitridatite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(PO4)3·3H2O6304900129
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2630490017380
Natrodufrénite  (*)DufréniteNaFe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O630490046
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O6304900428
Phosphosiderite  (*)PhosphosideriteFe3+(PO4)·2H2O6304900182
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2630490061156
Robertsite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Mn3+3O2(PO4)3·3H2O630490036
Rockbridgeite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)56304900206
Saléeite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(PO4)2(H2O)10630490095
Schoonerite  (*)CalcioferriteZnMn2+Fe2+2Fe3+(PO4)3(OH)2(H2O)7·2H2O630490013
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)63049002705
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O63049001153
Serrabrancaite  (*)KieseriteMn(PO4)·H2O63049008
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO563049001516
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)363049001214
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O66304900688
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)6304900978
Strengite  (*)NoneFe3+(PO4)·2H2O6304900263
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS63049002045
Symplesite  (*)SymplesiteFe2+3(AsO4)2·8H2O630490092
Tavorite  (*)NoneLiFe3+(PO4)(OH)630490035
Triphylite  (*)OlivineLiFe2+(PO4)6304900313
Ushkovite  (*)LaueiteMgFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O630490018
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O6304900301
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O6304900636
Whiteite-(CaFeMg)  (*)JahnsiteCaFe2+Mg2Al2(PO4)4(OH)2·8H2O63049007
Whiteite-(MnFeMg)  (*)JahnsiteMn2+Fe2+Mg2Al2(PO4)4(OH)2·8H2O63049006


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
Alexandra-0368630490630–490 Age of pegmatite   Yes  280018Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, BrazilConselheiro PenaScholz et al. (2014)10.2138/am.2014.4695AM99_607formed during the Brasiliano orogeny

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