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Locality Name:
Serra Pelada Claims, Curionópolis, Carajás Mineral Province, Pará, Brazil

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1885
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1878

mindat Locality ID: 21632
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-21632.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Serra Pelada Claims, Curionópolis, Carajás Mineral Province, Pará, Brazil": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 5°56'30"S
Longitude: 49°40'17"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -5.9416666666667,-49.671388888889

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Acanthite	Alunite	Amphibole	Arsenopyrite	Auricupride	Barringerite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite
Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar
Garnet	Isomertieite	Kaolinite	Melonite	Mica	Millerite	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group
Pentlandite	Perovskite	Potarite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Serpentine	Spinel
Stillwaterite	Talc	Titanite	Watkinsonite	Zircon

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: Ag Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Co Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb Pd Pt S Sb Se Si Th Ti Y

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Co Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb Pd Pt S Sb Se Si Th Ti Y

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Alunite Amphibole Arsenopyrite Auricupride Barringerite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite
Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite Copper Coronadite Corundum Covellite Diaspore Epidote Feldspar
Garnet Isomertieite Kaolinite Melonite Mica Millerite Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group
Pentlandite Perovskite Potarite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Serpentine Spinel
Stillwaterite Talc Titanite Watkinsonite Zircon

66 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Amesite ()*	Anhydrite ()*
Arsenopalladinite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Atheneite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*
Braggite ()*	Calcite ()*	Carrollite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Clausthalite ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Covellite ()*	Crandallite ()*
Cryptomelane ()*	Diaspore ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*
Fischesserite ()*	Fletcherite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Graphite ()*	Hematite ()*	Isoferroplatinum ()*	Isomertieite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Klockmannite ()*	Krut'aite ()*	Litochlebite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Mckinstryite ()*
Mertieite-II ()*	Millerite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Naumannite ()*
Palladium ()*	Palladseite ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Platinum ()*	Potarite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Romanèchite ()*	Rutile ()*
Siderite ()*	Siegenite ()*	Sperrylite ()*	Spessartine ()*	Sudovikovite ()*
Talc ()*	Thorite ()*	Titanite ()*	Waylandite ()*	Woodhouseite ()*
Xenotime-(Y) ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	1885	1878	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1885	1878	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1885	1878	8803
Amesite ()*	Clay Serpentine	Mg₂Al(AlSiO₅)(OH)₄	1885	1878	74
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	1885	1878	1588
Arsenopalladinite ()*	Stillwaterite	Pd₈As₃	1885	1878	31
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1885	1878	9052
Atheneite ()*	Barringerite	Pd₂(As_0.75Hg_0.25)	1885	1878	15
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1885	1878	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1885	1878	5516
Braggite ()*	None	PdPt₃S₄	1885	1878	101
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1885	1878	27770
Carrollite ()*	Spinel	CuCo₂S₄	1885	1878	154
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1885	1878	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1885	1878	27198
Clausthalite ()*	Rocksalt	PbSe	1885	1878	281
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	1885	1878	1756
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	1885	1878	966
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1885	1878	4165
Crandallite ()*	Alunite	CaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	1885	1878	310
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆	1885	1878	599
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)	1885	1878	481
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	1885	1878	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1885	1878	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1885	1878	8173
Fischesserite ()*	None	Ag₃AuSe₂	1885	1878	24
Fletcherite ()*	Spinel	CuNi₂S₄	1885	1878	13
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1885	1878	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1885	1878	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1885	1878	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	1885	1878	2812
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1885	1878	14640
Isoferroplatinum ()*	Auricupride Perovskite	Pt₃Fe	1885	1878	128
Isomertieite ()*	Isomertieite	Pd₁₁Sb₂As₂	1885	1878	48
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1885	1878	5591
Klockmannite ()*	Covellite	Cu_5.2Se₆	1885	1878	63
Krut'aite ()*	Pyrite	CuSe₂	1885	1878	12
Litochlebite ()*	Watkinsonite	Ag₂PbBi₄Se₈	1885	1878	2
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1885	1878	14899
Mckinstryite ()*	None	Ag₅Cu₃S₄	1885	1878	51
Mertieite-II ()*	Stillwaterite	Pd₈Sb_2.5As_0.5	1885	1878	44
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	1885	1878	1066
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1885	1878	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1885	1878	17380
Naumannite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ag₂Se	1885	1878	192
Palladium ()*	Copper	Pd	1885	1878	59
Palladseite ()*	None	Pd₁₇Se₁₅	1885	1878	6
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	1885	1878	1512
Platinum ()*	Copper	Pt	1885	1878	485
Potarite ()*	Potarite	PdHg	1885	1878	25
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1885	1878	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1885	1878	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1885	1878	61156
Romanèchite ()*	None	(Ba,H₂O)₂(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₅O₁₀	1885	1878	312
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1885	1878	5614
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1885	1878	6417
Siegenite ()*	Spinel	CoNi₂S₄	1885	1878	249
Sperrylite ()*	Pyrite	PtAs₂	1885	1878	337
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1885	1878	1214
Sudovikovite ()*	Melonite	PtSe₂	1885	1878	3
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1885	1878	3337
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)	1885	1878	1006
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1885	1878	4899
Waylandite ()*	Alunite	BiAl₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₆	1885	1878	31
Woodhouseite ()*	Alunite	CaAl₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	1885	1878	62
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)	1885	1878	939

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Hg-00074	1885	1878		U-Pb, Pb-Pb, Ar-Ar								Atheneite	Hg	21632	Serra Pelada Claims, Curionópolis, Carajás Mineral Province, Pará, Brazil		Machado et al. (1991); Moroni et al. (2001); Grainger et al. (2008)

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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