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

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

mindat Locality ID: 33771
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-33771.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Picuí, Borborema Mineral Province, Paraíba, Brazil": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Alto Da Onça Pegmatite (Saco Do Cardeiro)
Bernadino Mine
Caiçara Pegmatite
Cortume Pegmatite
Lagoa Do Andres

Latitude: 6°30'32"S
Longitude: 36°20'58"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -6.5088888888889,-36.349444444444
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 Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Nb O P Si Sn Ta W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Cu H Mg O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteArsenicArseniosideriteBerauniteBerylCeriteClayColumbiteDufréniteGarnet
HureauliteLazuliteMalachiteMatlockiteMicaNoneQuartzRockbridgeiteRutileScheelite
SpinelTapioliteTourmaline

28 IMA Minerals at location:
Beraunite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismoclite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismutotantalite  (*)
Cacoxenite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Columbite-(Mn)  (*)Cordierite  (*)
Dufrénite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Frondelite  (*)Gahnite  (*)Hureaulite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Mitridatite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrope  (*)Quartz  (*)
Robertsite  (*)Rockbridgeite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Scorzalite  (*)
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)Tapiolite-(Fe)  (*)Whitlockite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Beraunite  (*)BerauniteFe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4·6H2O520520128315136
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18520520328311,28313,283144286
Bismoclite  (*)MatlockiteBiOCl52052012831171
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi5205201283111966
Bismutotantalite  (*)NoneBiTaO452052012831323
Cacoxenite  (*)NoneFe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12·75H2O520520128315280
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO25205201283135171
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O6520520128314518
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O6520520228313,28314289
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1852052001008
Dufrénite  (*)DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O520520128315139
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F5205201283152740
Frondelite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Mn2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)552052012831552
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O4520520128313445
Hureaulite  (*)HureauliteMn2+5(PO3OH)2(PO4)2·4H2O520520128315125
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2520520012537
Mitridatite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(PO4)3·3H2O520520128315129
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)252052012831517380
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)35205200341
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2520520061156
Robertsite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Mn3+3O2(PO4)3·3H2O52052012831536
Rockbridgeite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5520520128315206
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)5205201283114894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)5205201283112705
Scorzalite  (*)LazuliteFe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)252052012831560
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O6520520128313211
Tapiolite-(Fe)  (*)TapioliteFe2+Ta2O652052012831388
Whitlockite  (*)CeriteCa9Mg(PO3OH)(PO4)6520520128315104


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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