Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
São Gonçalo, Santa Luzia, Borborema Mineral Province, Paraíba, Brazil

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

mindat Locality ID: 279395
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-279395.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "São Gonçalo, Santa Luzia, Borborema Mineral Province, Paraíba, Brazil": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Umbuzeiro Doce

Latitude: 6°55'20"S
Longitude: 36°50'53"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -6.9222222222222,-36.848055555556
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 C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O S Si W 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteEpidoteGarnetMicaMolybdeniteNone
PyritePyroxeneQuartzScheeliteSpinelVesuvianite

14 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Epidote  (*)Grossular  (*)Magnetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
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)25205201283223419
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS45205201283225516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)52052012832227770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS252052012832227198
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O65205201283224135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)5205201283228173
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)35205201283221544
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O452052012832214899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS25205201283225800
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)25205201283222273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS252052012832239462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO252052012832261156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)5205201283224894
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)105205201283221395


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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