Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Santa Catarina, Brazil

Oldest recorded age at locality: 145
Youngest recorded age at locality: 63.1

mindat Locality ID: 24563
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-24563.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Santa Catarina, Brazil": 35
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 23

Number of Child Localities: 21
Child Localities:
Água Doce
Anchieta
Anitápolis
Blumenau
Campos Novos
Criciúma
Herval D'Oeste
Ibiam
Ibicaré
Lages
Mafra
Morro Da Fumaça
Nova Trento
Rio Fortuna
São Francisco Do Sul
SC 453 Road
Tangará
Treze Tílias
Tubarão
Urussanga
Xanxerê

Latitude: 27°31'54"S
Longitude: 50°4'53"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -27.531666666667,-50.081388888889

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 Au Ba C Ca Ce Cl Cr Cu F Fe H Hg K Li Mg Mn Na Nb Ni O P Pb S Si Ta Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Fe Ni 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AlstoniteAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAnalcimeApophylliteAstrophylliteAuricuprideBaddeleyiteBarringerite
BaryteCalciteCancrinite-sodaliteCatapleiiteChalcopyriteClayColumbiteCopperCoronaditeCorundum
DiasporeEudialyteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetHydrotalciteIronLepidocrociteMicaMordenite
NatroliteNeptuniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivineParisitePectolitePentlanditePerovskite
PyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltSmectite-vermiculiteSodaliteSpinelStilbiteSulphurTitanite
TridymiteVivianiteWoodwarditeWöhleriteZircon

86 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Akaganeite  (*)Albite  (*)Alstonite  (*)Analcime  (*)
Andradite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Artsmithite  (*)Arupite  (*)Astrophyllite  (*)
Augite  (*)Awaruite  (*)Baddeleyite  (*)Barringerite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Böhmite  (*)Calcite  (*)Catapleiite  (*)Celadonite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chromite  (*)Cryolite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Eudialyte  (*)
Fayalite  (*)Fersmite  (*)Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)Fluorite  (*)Forsterite  (*)
Galena  (*)Gibbsite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Gorceixite  (*)
Halite  (*)Heazlewoodite  (*)Hematite  (*)Honessite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Iron  (*)Kaersutite  (*)Kalsilite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Låvenite  (*)
Leucite  (*)Lithiophorite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Mesolite  (*)Monticellite  (*)
Montmorillonite  (*)Mordenite  (*)Murmanite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Nepheline  (*)
Neptunite  (*)Nordstrandite  (*)Nosean  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Pargasite  (*)Parisite-(Ce)  (*)Pectolite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Perovskite  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Pigeonite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Reevesite  (*)Schreibersite  (*)Scolecite  (*)Serandite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Sodalite  (*)Stellerite  (*)Stilbite-Ca  (*)Sulphur  (*)Taenite  (*)
Tetraferriphlogopite  (*)Tetrataenite  (*)Titanite  (*)Troilite  (*)Ulvöspinel  (*)
Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O68863.11286551022
Akaganeite  (*)Coronadite(Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25·nH2O12866863
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)8863.11286558803
Alstonite  (*)AlstoniteBaCa(CO3)214510012864724
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O8863.1528643,28645,28655,28671,286731627
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)38863.11286551534
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)214563.1328647,28655,286563092
Artsmithite  (*)NoneHg1+4Al(PO4)1.74(OH)1.781286682
Arupite  (*)VivianiteNi3(PO4)2·8H2O1286682
Astrophyllite  (*)AstrophylliteK2NaFe2+7Ti2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4F8863.1128655161
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O614563.1228647,286552060
Awaruite  (*)Auricupride PerovskiteNi3Fe14563.10166
Baddeleyite  (*)BaddeleyiteZrO2145100128647238
Barringerite  (*)Barringerite(Fe,Ni)2P12866822
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)8863.1328655,28656,2866511547
Böhmite  (*)LepidocrociteAlO(OH)8863.1128655195
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)14563.11128643,28645,28647,28650,28653,28655,28656,28670,28671,28673,2867627770
Catapleiite  (*)CatapleiiteNa2Zr(Si3O9)·2H2O8863.1128655113
Celadonite  (*)Mica ClayKMgFe3+Si4O10(OH)2228645,28650309
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS212865027198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O41286583902
Cryolite  (*)PerovskiteNa2NaAlF68863.112865550
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O614563.1228647,286554135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)214563.1228647,286559895
Eudialyte  (*)EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)28863.1128655182
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)128668371
Fersmite  (*)ColumbiteCaNb2O614510012864783
Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20F·8H2O128650303
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF28863.1728651,28655,28660,28661,28665,28674,286759617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)8863.1228655,286581188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS14510012864724243
Gibbsite  (*)NoneAl(OH)38863.1128655504
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)8863.1228655,286687437
Gold  (*)CopperAu12864930554
Gorceixite  (*)AluniteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6128665121
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl1286651398
Heazlewoodite  (*)NoneNi3S2128668205
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O38863.1328655,28656,2866814640
Honessite  (*)Woodwardite Hydrotalcite(Ni1-xFe3+x)(SO4)x/2(OH)2·nH2O (x < 0.5, n < 3x/2)12866825
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O38863.1228655,286585433
Iron  (*)IronFe1286681089
Kaersutite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O28863.1128655179
Kalsilite  (*)NoneKAlSiO48863.112865549
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O328650,28653,286731271
Låvenite  (*)Wöhlerite(Na,Ca)4(Mn2+,Fe2+)2(Zr,Ti,Nb)2(Si2O7)2(O,F)48863.112865558
Leucite  (*)AnalcimeK(AlSi2O6)8863.1128655233
Lithiophorite  (*)None(Al,Li)(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2(OH)28863.1128655210
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O414563.1328647,28655,2866814899
Mesolite  (*)NatroliteNa2Ca2(Si9Al6)O30·8H2O228653,28673425
Monticellite  (*)OlivineCaMg(SiO4)8863.1128655153
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O228654,286701508
Mordenite  (*)Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96·28H2O428652,28670,28672,28673405
Murmanite  (*)NoneNa2Ti2Na2Ti2(Si2O7)2O4(H2O)48863.112865524
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O8863.1328655,28671,286721236
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)14563.1228647,28655884
Neptunite  (*)NeptuniteKNa2LiFe2+2Ti2Si8O248863.112865549
Nordstrandite  (*)NoneAl(OH)38863.112865564
Nosean  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteNa8(Si6Al6)O24(SO4)·H2O8863.112865575
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O1286722994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)14563.1328647,28655,286562349
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)28863.1128655313
Parisite-(Ce)  (*)ParisiteCaCe2(CO3)3F28863.1128656112
Pectolite  (*)PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)8863.1128655363
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S81286681512
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO38863.1128655495
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)214563.1228647,286552273
Pigeonite  (*)Pyroxene(Mg,Fe,Ca)2Si2O68863.1128655303
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS214563.1628645,28647,28650,28655,28656,2866539462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81451001286479056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO214563.11228642,28647,28650,28652,28655,28656,28660,28663,28665,28672,28673,2867661156
Reevesite  (*)HydrotalciteNi6Fe3+2(CO3)(OH)16·4H2O12866848
Schreibersite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)3P128668374
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O128650390
Serandite  (*)PectoliteNaMn2+2Si3O8(OH)8863.112865538
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1286656417
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl8863.1128655444
Stellerite  (*)StilbiteCa4(Si28Al8)O72·28H2O328650,28654,28673189
Stilbite-Ca  (*)StilbiteNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72·28H2O128650268
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS1286682045
Taenite  (*)None(Ni,Fe)128668703
Tetraferriphlogopite  (*)MicaKMg3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)214563.1228647,2865527
Tetrataenite  (*)NoneFeNi128668116
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O14563.1228647,286554899
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS228658,286681044
Ulvöspinel  (*)SpinelFe2+2TiO48863.1128655120
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)8863.11286555251



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000439South America carbonatite complex
Jen_0000440South America carbonatite complex
Jen_0000441South America carbonatite complex
Jen_0000442South America carbonatite complex
Jen_0000675MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes and veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline syenite, analcime trachyte, phonolite, olivine melilitite, nephelinite, melteigite, fenite.
Jen_0000676MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes and veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline syenite, analcime trachyte, phonolite, olivine melilitite, nephelinite, melteigite, fenite.
Jen_0000677MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes and veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline syenite, analcime trachyte, phonolite, olivine melilitite, nephelinite, melteigite, fenite.
Jen_0000678MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes and veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline syenite, analcime trachyte, phonolite, olivine melilitite, nephelinite, melteigite, fenite.
Jen_0000679MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes and veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline syenite, analcime trachyte, phonolite, olivine melilitite, nephelinite, melteigite, fenite.
Jen_0000727MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes and veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Biotite pyroxenite, melteigite, ijolite, nepheline syenite, phoscorite and fenite.


11 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
Jen_0000439104.7104.7104.7K-Ar tinguaite     287014Anitápolis, Santa Catarina, BrazilAnitápolis ComplexErnst and Bell (2010)10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1MP98_55 
Jen_0000440129.2129.2129.2K-Ar biotite     287014Anitápolis, Santa Catarina, BrazilAnitápolis ComplexErnst and Bell (2010)10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1MP98_55 
Jen_0000441127.5127.5127.5K-Ar biotite     287014Anitápolis, Santa Catarina, BrazilAnitápolis ComplexErnst and Bell (2010)10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1MP98_55 
Jen_0000442131131131K-Ar       287014Anitápolis, Santa Catarina, BrazilAnitápolis ComplexErnst and Bell (2010)10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1MP98_55 
Jen_0000727113.1113.1113.1        9876Anitápolis Mine, Anitápolis, Santa Catarina, BrazilAnitapolisWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
ree-00142145100Early Cretaceous        9876Anitápolis Mine, Anitápolis, Santa Catarina, BrazilAnitápolisOrris and Grauch (2002) USGSOFR02_189 
Jen_0000675767676K-Ar       250780Fazenda Varela, Lages, Santa Catarina, BrazilLagesWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_000067663.163.163.1K-Ar       250780Fazenda Varela, Lages, Santa Catarina, BrazilLagesWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_000067766.766.766.7K-Ar       250780Fazenda Varela, Lages, Santa Catarina, BrazilLagesWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_000067865.165.165.1K-Ar       250780Fazenda Varela, Lages, Santa Catarina, BrazilLagesWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000679887682±6Rb-Sr whole rock     250780Fazenda Varela, Lages, Santa Catarina, BrazilLagesWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 


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