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Locality Name:
Jataí, Goiás, Brazil

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1000
Youngest recorded age at locality: 542

mindat Locality ID: 288331
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-288331.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Jataí, Goiás, Brazil": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Bom Jardim Cu Deposit

Latitude: 17°32'"S
Longitude: 51°36'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -17.533333333333,-51.6
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 Au Ca Cu Fe H K Mg O S Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteEpidoteMicaNickeline
NonePyriteQuartzRutileSphaleriteSpinel

13 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Covellite  (*)Epidote  (*)Gold  (*)
Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
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)210005421272783419
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2100054212727827198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS10005421272784165
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)10005421272788173
Gold  (*)CopperAu100054212727830554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3100054212727814640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4100054212727814899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2100054212727817380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2100054212727839462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S810005421272789056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2100054212727861156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO210005421272785614
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS100054212727821482


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
PorphCu-002871000542Neoproterozoic      Actinolite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Epidote, Gold, Hematite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Rutile, SphaleriteCu205844Bom Jardim Cu Deposit, Jataí, Goiás, BrazilBom JardimSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 

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