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Locality Name:
Pico Das Almas River, Paramirim Das Crioulas, Érico Cardoso, Bahia, Brazil

Oldest recorded age at locality: 380
Youngest recorded age at locality: 361

mindat Locality ID: 369
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-369.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Pico Das Almas River, Paramirim Das Crioulas, Érico Cardoso, Bahia, Brazil": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Morro Do Chapéu Claim

Latitude: 13°29'20"S
Longitude: 42°18'4"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -13.488888888889,-42.301111111111

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 Be C Cr F Fe H K Mg Mn O P S Sb Si Sn Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Be H O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AndalusiteArsenopyriteClayCopperCoronaditeCorundumDiamondDiasporeLazuliteMica
NoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePhenakitePyrophylliteQuartzRutileSpinelStauroliteTalc
TopazZircon

28 IMA Minerals at location:
Anatase  (*)Andalusite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bahianite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Chrysoberyl  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)Diamond  (*)Diaspore  (*)Eskolaite  (*)
Gahnite  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kyanite  (*)
Lazulite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Phenakite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Spinel  (*)Staurolite  (*)
Talc  (*)Topaz  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO23803611270322162
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO53803611270321310
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS3803611270329052
Bahianite  (*)NoneAl5Sb5+3O14(OH)23803611270322
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO23803611270325171
Chrysoberyl  (*)OlivineBeAl2O4380361127032321
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16380361127032599
Diamond  (*)DiamondC380361127032697
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)3803610481
Eskolaite  (*)CorundumCr2O338036112703230
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O4380361127032445
Gold  (*)CopperAu38036112703230554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O338036112703214640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O33803611270325433
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO43803611270321507
Lazulite  (*)LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2380361127032232
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O438036112703214899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)238036112703217380
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)3803610326
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2380361127032771
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO238036112703261156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO23803611270325614
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO53803611270321516
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O43803611270321934
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)380361127032978
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)23803611270323337
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F23803611270321476
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)3803611270325251



2 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
Cr-00047380361375U-Pb monazite, samarskite  YesEskolaiteCr205487Itambé, Bahia, BrazilBahia, ltambeGastil (1960)10.2475/ajs.258.1.1AJS258_1 
Cr-00048380361375U-Pb monazite, samarskite  YesEskolaiteCr205487Itambé, Bahia, BrazilBahia, ltambeGastil (1960)10.2475/ajs.258.1.1AJS258_1 


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