Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Goiabeira Mine, Congonhas, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1192
Youngest recorded age at locality: 906

mindat Locality ID: 217905
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-217905.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Goiabeira Mine, Congonhas, Minas Gerais, Brazil": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 20°25'34"S
Longitude: 43°54'37"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -20.426111111111,-43.910277777778

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.

Baryte	Monazite	None

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: Cr Cu H O P Pb

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Cr Cu H O P Pb

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Baryte Monazite None

2 IMA Minerals at location:

Crocoite ()*	Vauquelinite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Crocoite ()*	Monazite Baryte	Pb(CrO₄)	993	942	0		81
Vauquelinite ()*	None	CuPb₂(CrO₄)(PO₄)(OH)	993	942	0		63

3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	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
Cr-00020	993	942	990	U-Pb		monazite	Yes		Crocoite, Vauquelinite	Cr	387	Minas Gerais, Brazil	Minas Gerais	Gastil (1960)	10.2475/ajs.258.1.1	AJS258_1
Cr-00021	993	942	990	U-Pb		monazite	Yes		Crocoite, Vauquelinite	Cr	387	Minas Gerais, Brazil	Minas Gerais	Gastil (1960)	10.2475/ajs.258.1.1	AJS258_1
GR22_200_0001	1192	906	1049 ± 143	U-Pb	host rock	zircon	Yes	Zircon			106220	Sopa, Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Sopa, Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Chemale (2012)		GR22_200

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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