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Locality Name:
Navegadora Claim (Navigator Mine; Orozimbo Claim), Penha Do Norte, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Oldest recorded age at locality: 630
Youngest recorded age at locality: 490

mindat Locality ID: 30796
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-30796.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Navegadora Claim (Navigator Mine; Orozimbo Claim), Penha Do Norte, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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 B Be Ca F Fe H K Mn Na O P S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Be Ca F Fe H K Mn Na O P S Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteApatiteBerylCancrinite-sodaliteClayFeldsparGarnetMicaNonePyrite
QuartzSodaliteTourmaline

12 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Beryl  (*)Birnessite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Foitite  (*)
Helvine  (*)Jarosite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Schorl  (*)Spessartine  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)63049008803
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1863049004286
Birnessite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K)0.6(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4·1.5H2O6304900178
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F63049002740
Foitite  (*)Tourmaline   (Fe2+2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)630490075
Helvine  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteBe3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S6304900237
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)663049002228
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2630490017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2630490039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2630490061156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)63049002705
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)363049001214


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
Alexandra-0368630490630–490 Age of pegmatite   Yes  280018Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, BrazilConselheiro PenaScholz et al. (2014)10.2138/am.2014.4695AM99_607formed during the Brasiliano orogeny

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