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Locality Name:
Catingueira, Borborema Mineral Province, Paraíba, Brazil

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

mindat Locality ID: 281995
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-281995.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Catingueira, Borborema Mineral Province, Paraíba, Brazil": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Itajubatiba Mine

Latitude: 7°1'5"S
Longitude: 37°39'7"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -7.0180555555556,-37.651944444444
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 Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenopyriteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCopperEpidoteGarnetHumite
MicaNickelineNonePyritePyroxeneSpinelTitanite

29 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Almandine  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)
Clinohumite  (*)Diopside  (*)Edenite  (*)Epidote  (*)Ferro-actinolite  (*)
Ferro-hornblende  (*)Ferro-pargasite  (*)Ferro-tschermakite  (*)Gold  (*)Grossular  (*)
Grunerite  (*)Hastingsite  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Humite  (*)Magnesio-hornblende  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pargasite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Spessartine  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Tschermakite  (*)
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)25205201282803419
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)35205201282802353
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS5205201282809052
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS252052012828027198
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)85205201282801756
Clinohumite  (*)HumiteMg9(SiO4)4F2520520128280236
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O65205201282804135
Edenite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2520520128280160
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)5205201282808173
Ferro-actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg2.5-0.0Fe2+2.5-5.0)Si8O22(OH)2520520128280129
Ferro-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2520520128280271
Ferro-pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)252052012828054
Ferro-tschermakite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Fe2+3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)252052012828027
Gold  (*)CopperAu52052012828030554
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)35205201282801544
Grunerite  (*)Amphibole   Fe2+2Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)2520520128280223
Hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2520520128280209
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6520520128280741
Humite  (*)HumiteMg7(SiO4)3F252052012828080
Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2520520128280238
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O452052012828014899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)252052012828017380
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2520520128280313
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS252052012828039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S85205201282809056
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)35205201282801214
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O5205201282804899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)25205201282802562
Tschermakite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)252052012828073


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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