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Locality Name:
Barra Do Salinas, Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil


mindat Locality ID: 221106
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-221106.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Barra Do Salinas, Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil": 7
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Barra Do Salinas District
Cata Rica Pegmatite
Dois Irmãos Pegmatite
Esperança Pegmatite
Fecha-Fecha Pegmatite
Vieirão Pegmatite
Vieirinho Pegmatite

Latitude: 16°36'55"S
Longitude: 42°17'56"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -16.615277777778,-42.298888888889

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 Be Ca F Fe H K Li Mg Na O P S Si Sn Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BerylClayFeldsparGadoliniteKaoliniteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyroxene
QuartzRutileStauroliteTopazTourmaline

17 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Beryl  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Elbaite  (*)Hydroxylherderite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)Spodumene  (*)
Staurolite  (*)Topaz  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1276208803
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181276204286
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO21276205171
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)227620,27621520
Hydroxylherderite  (*)GadoliniteCaBe(PO4)(OH)127620119
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41276205591
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO41276201507
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1276204924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)212762017380
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21276202273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS212762039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO212762061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21276235614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1276202705
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O6327620,27622,27625688
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)127620978
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F21276201476



No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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