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Locality Name:
Salgadinho, Borborema Mineral Province, Paraíba, Brazil

Oldest recorded age at locality: 520
Youngest recorded age at locality: 520

mindat Locality ID: 224758
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-224758.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Salgadinho, Borborema Mineral Province, Paraíba, Brazil": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
São José Da Batalha

Latitude: 7°6'10"S
Longitude: 36°50'44"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -7.1027777777778,-36.845555555556

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 Ca Cu F Fe H K Li Na O Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ca F 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousClayCopperFeldsparFluoriteKaoliniteMicaNoneQuartzTourmaline

11 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Copper  (*)Elbaite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Gilalite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)Quartz  (*)
Schorl  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)5205201283178803
Copper  (*)CopperCu520520228317,283183846
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)520520128318520
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF252052009617
Gilalite  (*)NoneCu5Si6O17·7H2O5205201283175
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)45205201283185591
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)5205201283174924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2520520228317,2831817380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O5205201283182994
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2520520228317,2831861156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)5205201283182705



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
Grew_Li_2019_0015520520520     YesColquiriite 444Serra Branca Pegmatite, Pedra Lavrada, Borborema Mineral Province, Paraíba, BrazilSerra Branca pegmatite, Pedra Lavrada, Borborema mineral province, Paraiba, BrazilBeurlen et al. (2014)10.1016/j.jsames.2014.08.007JSAES56_110 


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