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Locality Name:
Pindobaçu, Bahia, Brazil


mindat Locality ID: 247778
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-247778.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Pindobaçu, Bahia, Brazil": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Carnaíba Mining District
Velha De Pindobaçu Mine

Latitude: 10°44'40"S
Longitude: 40°21'48"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -10.744444444444,-40.363333333333
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 As Au B Be C Ca Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O S Si Ti W 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenopyriteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClayCopperDiasporeFeldsparFluorite
KaoliniteLepidocrociteMicaMolybdeniteNoneOlivinePhenakitePyriteQuartzRhodonite
RutileScheeliteSpinelTalcTourmaline

26 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Beryl  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Chrysoberyl  (*)Dolomite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)Margarite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Phenakite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rhodonite  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)
Talc  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)21270973419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1270978803
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1271009052
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18327097,27098,270994286
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)12709727770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS212709727198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O41270973902
Chrysoberyl  (*)OlivineBeAl2O4127097321
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21270979895
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21270979617
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1270977437
Gold  (*)CopperAu12710030554
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41270975591
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)127097581
Margarite  (*)Mica ClayCaAl2Si2Al2O10(OH)2127097168
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21270975800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)212709717380
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)127097326
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21270972273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS212710039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2227097,2710061156
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)127097969
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21270975614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)1270974894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1270972705
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21270973337


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