Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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Locality Name:
Patrocínio, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Oldest recorded age at locality: 145
Youngest recorded age at locality: 66

mindat Locality ID: 224762
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-224762.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Patrocínio, Minas Gerais, Brazil": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
São João Da Serra Negra

Latitude: 18°55'13"S
Longitude: 46°53'10"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -18.920277777778,-46.886111111111

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.

Baddeleyite	Calcite	None	Not in a structural group	Perovskite	Quartz

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: C Ca O Si Ti Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Baddeleyite Calcite None Not in a structural group Perovskite Quartz

5 IMA Minerals at location:

Anatase ()*	Baddeleyite ()*	Calcite ()*	Perovskite ()*	Quartz ()*

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
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	145	66	1	27990	2162
Baddeleyite ()*	Baddeleyite	ZrO₂	145	66	1	27990	238
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	145	66	1	27990	27770
Perovskite ()*	Perovskite	CaTiO₃	145	66	1	27990	495
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	145	66	1	27990	61156

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Jen_0000685	MAGMATIC STYLE: Major intrusions. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Pyroxenite, dunite, peridotite, jacupirangite, shonkinite, fenite.
Jen_0000686	MAGMATIC STYLE: Major intrusions. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Pyroxenite, dunite, peridotite, jacupirangite, shonkinite, fenite.
Jen_0000687	MAGMATIC STYLE: Major intrusions. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Pyroxenite, dunite, peridotite, jacupirangite, shonkinite, fenite.
Jen_0000688	MAGMATIC STYLE: Major intrusions. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Pyroxenite, dunite, peridotite, jacupirangite, shonkinite, fenite.

5 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Jen_0000685	81.6	81.6	81.6			19456	Serra Negra Deposit, São João Da Serra Negra, Patrocínio, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Serra Negra	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000686	81.7	81.7	81.7	K-Ar	biotite	19456	Serra Negra Deposit, São João Da Serra Negra, Patrocínio, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Serra Negra	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000687	81.5	81.5	81.5	K-Ar	biotite	19456	Serra Negra Deposit, São João Da Serra Negra, Patrocínio, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Serra Negra	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000688	87.8	70.4	79.1±8.7	Fission Track	apatite	19456	Serra Negra Deposit, São João Da Serra Negra, Patrocínio, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Serra Negra	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
ree-00152	145	66	Cretaceous			19456	Serra Negra Deposit, São João Da Serra Negra, Patrocínio, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Serra Negra	Orris and Grauch (2002)		USGSOFR02_189

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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