Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Poços De Caldas, Poços De Caldas Alkaline Complex, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Oldest recorded age at locality: 86.3
Youngest recorded age at locality: 60.8

mindat Locality ID: 247795
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-247795.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Poços De Caldas, Poços De Caldas Alkaline Complex, Minas Gerais, Brazil": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Bortolan Quarry
Campo Do Agostinho
Morro Do Ferro
Morro Do Serrote
Pedra Balão Outcrops
Prefeitura Quarry

Latitude: 21°49'28"S
Longitude: 46°34'46"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -21.824444444444,-46.579444444444

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.

Alunite	Analcime	Ancylite	Apatite	Apophyllite	Aragonite	Astrophyllite	Baddeleyite	Bastnäsite	Brannerite
Burbankite	Calcite	Cancrinite	Cancrinite-sodalite	Chlorite	Clay	Coronadite	Corundum	Diaspore	Eudialyte
Feldspar	Fluorite	Gagarinite	Gaidonnayite	Kaolinite	Lanthanite	Lepidocrocite	Mica	Monazite	Natrolite
Neptunite	Nolanite	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Palygorskite	Pectolite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz
Ramsdellite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Serpentine	Smectite-vermiculite	Sodalite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Titanite	Tridymite
Wollastonite	Wöhlerite	Zircon

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 Ba C Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K La Li Mg Mn Na Nb Nd O P Pb REE S Si Sr Th Ti U Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Analcime Ancylite Apatite Apophyllite Aragonite Astrophyllite Baddeleyite Bastnäsite Brannerite
Burbankite Calcite Cancrinite Cancrinite-sodalite Chlorite Clay Coronadite Corundum Diaspore Eudialyte
Feldspar Fluorite Gagarinite Gaidonnayite Kaolinite Lanthanite Lepidocrocite Mica Monazite Natrolite
Neptunite Nolanite None Not in a structural group Olivine Palygorskite Pectolite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz
Ramsdellite Rocksalt Rutile Serpentine Smectite-vermiculite Sodalite Sphalerite Spinel Titanite Tridymite
Wollastonite Wöhlerite Zircon

91 IMA Minerals at location:

Aegirine ()*	Albite ()*	Alunite ()*	Analcime ()*	Anatase ()*
Ancylite-(Ce) ()*	Ancylite-(La) ()*	Ankerite ()*	Astrophyllite ()*	Baddeleyite ()*
Berthierine ()*	Birnessite ()*	Brannerite ()*	Britholite-(Ce) ()*	Burbankite ()*
Calcioancylite-(Ce) ()*	Calcite ()*	Cancrinite ()*	Cerianite-(Ce) ()*	Chamosite ()*
Cheralite ()*	Coffinite ()*	Crandallite ()*	Cryptomelane ()*	Eudialyte ()*
Ferrihydrite ()*	Fersmanite ()*	Florencite-(Ce) ()*	Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Fluorbritholite-(Ce) ()*
Fluorite ()*	Fluorlamprophyllite ()*	Gaidonnayite ()*	Gibbsite ()*	Goethite ()*
Gonnardite ()*	Gorceixite ()*	Goyazite ()*	Hainite-(Y) ()*	Hematite ()*
Hilairite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kentbrooksite ()*
Kochite ()*	Kupletskite ()*	Kutnohorite ()*	Lamprophyllite ()*	Lanthanite-(Nd) ()*
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lithiophilite ()*	Lithiophorite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Manganoeudialyte ()*
Microcline ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Narsarsukite ()*	Natrolite ()*	Nepheline ()*
Neptunite ()*	Normandite ()*	Nsutite ()*	Paranatisite ()*	Pectolite ()*
Plumbogummite ()*	Polezhaevaite-(Ce) ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrophanite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rinkite-(Ce) ()*	Rosenbuschite ()*	Rutile ()*	Siderite ()*
Sodalite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Stronadelphite ()*	Strontianite ()*
Tainiolite ()*	Thorbastnäsite ()*	Thorianite ()*	Thorite ()*	Titanite ()*
Tuperssuatsiaite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Villiaumite ()*	Wadeite ()*	Wollastonite ()*
Zircon ()*

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
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆			3	28004,28008,28009	1022
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	86.3	60.8	2	28004,28006	8803
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	86.3	60.8	1	28006	966
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O			3	28004,28008,28009	1627
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	86.3	60.8	1	28006	2162
Ancylite-(Ce) ()*	Ancylite	CeSr(CO₃)₂(OH)·H₂O			2	28004,28009	92
Ancylite-(La) ()*	Ancylite	LaSr(CO₃)₂(OH)·H₂O			1	28004	13
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			1	28009	3092
Astrophyllite ()*	Astrophyllite	K₂NaFe²⁺₇Ti₂(Si₄O₁₂)₂O₂(OH)₄F			2	28007,28008	161
Baddeleyite ()*	Baddeleyite	ZrO₂	86.3	60.8	2	28006,28007	238
Berthierine ()*	Clay Serpentine	(Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺,Al)₃(Si,Al)₂O₅(OH)₄			1	28004	59
Birnessite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K)_0.6(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₂O₄·1.5H₂O	86.3	60.8	1	28006	178
Brannerite ()*	Brannerite	UTi₂O₆	86.3	60.8	1	28006	248
Britholite-(Ce) ()*	Apatite	(Ce,Ca)₅(SiO₄)₃(OH)			1	28004	115
Burbankite ()*	Burbankite	(Na,Ca)₃(Sr,Ba,Ce)₃(CO₃)₅			2	28004,28009	52
Calcioancylite-(Ce) ()*	Ancylite	(Ce,Ca,Sr)(CO₃)(OH,H₂O)			2	28004,28009	46
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	86.3	60.8	2	28004,28006	27770
Cancrinite ()*	Cancrinite	(Na,Ca, )₈(Al₆Si₆)O₂₄(CO₃,SO₄)₂·2H₂O	86.3	60.8	2	28006,28008	232
Cerianite-(Ce) ()*	Fluorite	CeO₂	86.3	60.8	1	28006	94
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈			1	28009	577
Cheralite ()*	Monazite	CaTh(PO₄)₂	86.3	60.8	1	28006	50
Coffinite ()*	Zircon	U(SiO₄)·nH₂O	86.3	60.8	1	28006	566
Crandallite ()*	Alunite	CaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	86.3	60.8	1	28006	310
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆	86.3	60.8	1	28006	599
Eudialyte ()*	Eudialyte	Na₁₅Ca₆Fe₃Zr₃Si(Si₂₅O₇₃)(O,OH,H₂O)₃(Cl,OH)₂			3	28004,28007,28008	182
Ferrihydrite ()*	Nolanite	Fe³⁺₁₀O₁₄(OH)₂	86.3	60.8	1	28006	86
Fersmanite ()*	None	Ca₄(Na,Ca)₄(Ti,Nb)₄(Si₂O₇)₂O₈F₃			1	28004	11
Florencite-(Ce) ()*	Alunite	CeAl₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₆	86.3	60.8	1	28006	73
Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Apophyllite	KCa₄Si₈O₂₀F·8H₂O			1	28004	303
Fluorbritholite-(Ce) ()*	Apatite	(Ce,Ca)₅(SiO₄)₃F			1	28004	19
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	86.3	60.8	5	28004,28006,28007,28008,28009	9617
Fluorlamprophyllite ()*	None	(SrNa)Ti₂Na₃Ti(Si₂O₇)₂O₂F₂			1	28007	1
Gaidonnayite ()*	Gaidonnayite	Na₂ZrSi₃O₉·2H₂O			1	28009	21
Gibbsite ()*	None	Al(OH)₃	86.3	60.8	1	28006	504
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	86.3	60.8	1	28006	7437
Gonnardite ()*	Natrolite	(Na,Ca)₂(Si,Al)₅O₁₀·3H₂O			1	28004	167
Gorceixite ()*	Alunite	BaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	86.3	60.8	1	28006	121
Goyazite ()*	Alunite	SrAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	86.3	60.8	1	28006	173
Hainite-(Y) ()*	None	(Ca₃Y)Na(NaCa)Ti(Si₂O₇)₂(OF)F₂			2	28004,28009	11
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	86.3	60.8	1	28006	14640
Hilairite ()*	None	Na₂ZrSi₃O₉·3H₂O			1	28009	18
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			1	28009	5433
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	86.3	60.8	1	28006	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	86.3	60.8	1	28006	5591
Kentbrooksite ()*	Eudialyte	(Na,REE)₁₅(Ca,REE)₆Mn₃Zr₃Nb(Si₂₅O₇₃)(O,OH,H₂O)₃(F,Cl)₂			1	28004	19
Kochite ()*	None	Ca₂MnZrNa₃Ti(Si₂O₇)₂(OF)F₂			1	28007	3
Kupletskite ()*	Astrophyllite	K₂NaMn²⁺₇Ti₂(Si₄O₁₂)₂O₂(OH)₄F			1	28004	33
Kutnohorite ()*	None	CaMn²⁺(CO₃)₂			1	28009	234
Lamprophyllite ()*	None	(SrNa)Ti₂Na₃Ti(Si₂O₇)₂O₂(OH)₂			3	28004,28007,28008	63
Lanthanite-(Nd) ()*	Lanthanite	Nd₂(CO₃)₃·8H₂O	86.3	60.8	1	28006	10
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)	86.3	60.8	1	28006	581
Lithiophilite ()*	Olivine	LiMn²⁺(PO₄)	86.3	60.8	1	28006	155
Lithiophorite ()*	None	(Al,Li)(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)O₂(OH)₂	86.3	60.8	1	28006	210
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	86.3	60.8	1	28006	14899
Manganoeudialyte ()*	Eudialyte	Na₁₄Ca₆Mn₃Zr₃[Si₂₆O₇₂(OH)₂](H₂O,Cl,O,OH)₆			2	28004,28008	8
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	86.3	60.8	2	28006,28009	4924
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	86.3	60.8	1	28006	1508
Narsarsukite ()*	None	Na₂(Ti,Fe³⁺)Si₄(O,F)₁₁			1	28004	34
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O			2	28004,28009	1236
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	86.3	60.8	5	28004,28006,28007,28008,28009	884
Neptunite ()*	Neptunite	KNa₂LiFe²⁺₂Ti₂Si₈O₂₄			1	28004	49
Normandite ()*	Wöhlerite	Na₂Ca₂(Mn,Fe)₂(Ti,Nb,Zr)₂(Si₂O₇)₂O₂F₂			1	28004	10
Nsutite ()*	Ramsdellite	Mn²⁺_xMn⁴⁺_1-xO_2-2x(OH)_2x	86.3	60.8	1	28006	121
Paranatisite ()*	None	Na₂TiO(SiO₄)			1	28007	4
Pectolite ()*	Pectolite	NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH)			1	28009	363
Plumbogummite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	86.3	60.8	1	28006	170
Polezhaevaite-(Ce) ()*	Gagarinite	NaSrCeF₆			1	28004	2
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	86.3	60.8	2	28006,28009	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	86.3	60.8	1	28006	3106
Pyrophanite ()*	Corundum	Mn²⁺TiO₃			1	28009	244
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			1	28009	61156
Rinkite-(Ce) ()*	None	(Ca₃REE)Na(NaCa)Ti(Si₂O₇)₂(OF)F₂			3	28004,28007,28008	53
Rosenbuschite ()*	None	Ca₆Zr₂Na₆ZrTi(Si₂O₇)₄(OF)₂F₄			1	28004	42
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	86.3	60.8	1	28006	5614
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	86.3	60.8	1	28006	6417
Sodalite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl			2	28008,28009	444
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	86.3	60.8	1	28006	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	86.3	60.8	1	28006	1934
Stronadelphite ()*	Apatite	Sr₅(PO₄)₃F			1	28004	4
Strontianite ()*	Aragonite	Sr(CO₃)			1	28009	589
Tainiolite ()*	Mica	KLiMg₂Si₄O₁₀F₂			1	28004	40
Thorbastnäsite ()*	Bastnäsite	ThCa(CO₃)₂F₂·3H₂O	86.3	60.8	1	28006	14
Thorianite ()*	Fluorite	ThO₂	86.3	60.8	1	28006	236
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)	86.3	60.8	1	28006	1006
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	86.3	60.8	3	28006,28008,28009	4899
Tuperssuatsiaite ()*	Palygorskite	Na₂(Fe³⁺,Mn²⁺)₃Si₈O₂₀(OH)₂·4H₂O			1	28004	10
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂			1	28005	2718
Villiaumite ()*	Rocksalt	NaF			1	28004	31
Wadeite ()*	None	K₂ZrSi₃O₉			1	28004	27
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	86.3	60.8	1	28006	1247
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	86.3	60.8	3	28005,28006,28007	5251

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	ree-00157	60.8	60.8	60.8 Ma (K-Ar, lujarite) 86.3 Ma (Rb-Sr, lujavrite-khibinite)	K-Ar										30588	Morro Do Ferro, Poços De Caldas, Poços De Caldas Alkaline Complex, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Pocos de Caldas (Morro do Ferro)	Orris and Grauch (2002)		USGSOFR02_189
	ree-00801	86.3	86.3	60.8 Ma (K-Ar, lujarite) 86.3 Ma (Rb-Sr, lujavrite-khibinite)	Rb-Sr										30588	Morro Do Ferro, Poços De Caldas, Poços De Caldas Alkaline Complex, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Pocos de Caldas (Morro do Ferro)	Orris and Grauch (2002)		USGSOFR02_189

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R100082	Poços De Caldas, Poços De Caldas Alkaline Complex, Minas Gerais, Brazil	https://rruff.info/R100082
R130110	Poços De Caldas, Poços De Caldas Alkaline Complex, Minas Gerais, Brazil	https://rruff.info/R130110
R141182	Poços De Caldas, Poços De Caldas Alkaline Complex, Minas Gerais, Brazil	https://rruff.info/R141182
FKM-224	Pedra Balão Outcrops, Poços De Caldas, Poços De Caldas Alkaline Complex, Minas Gerais, Brazil	https://www.rockptx.com/fkm-201-to-fkm-225/#FKM-224
R140540	Prefeitura Quarry, Poços De Caldas, Poços De Caldas Alkaline Complex, Minas Gerais, Brazil	https://rruff.info/R140540

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