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Locality Name:
Ibitira, Martinho Campos, Minas Gerais, Brazil


mindat Locality ID: 284186
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-284186.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ibitira, Martinho Campos, Minas Gerais, Brazil": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Ibitira Meteorite

Latitude: 20°'"S
Longitude: 45°'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -20,-45

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 Ca Cr Fe H Mg Na O P S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CeriteCorundumFeldsparIronNoneOlivinePyroxeneSpinelTridymite

12 IMA Minerals at location:
Anorthite  (*)Augite  (*)Chromite  (*)Fayalite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Iron  (*)Merrillite  (*)Pigeonite  (*)Tridymite  (*)Troilite  (*)
Ulvöspinel  (*)Whitlockite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)1278781036
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O61278782060
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O41278783902
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)127878371
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31278785433
Iron  (*)IronFe1278781089
Merrillite  (*)CeriteCa9NaMg(PO4)7127878230
Pigeonite  (*)Pyroxene(Mg,Fe,Ca)2Si2O6127878303
Tridymite  (*)TridymiteSiO2127878458
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS1278781044
Ulvöspinel  (*)SpinelFe2+2TiO4127878120
Whitlockite  (*)CeriteCa9Mg(PO3OH)(PO4)6127878104



No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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