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Locality Name:
Cruzeiro Mine, São José Da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil


mindat Locality ID: 380
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-380.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Cruzeiro Mine, São José Da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Cruzeiro No. 1 Pegmatite
Cruzeiro No. 2 Pegmatite

Latitude: 18°16'22"S
Longitude: 42°10'52"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -18.272777777778,-42.181111111111
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 C Ca Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Na O P Si Sn U 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Be C Ca Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Na O P Si Sn U 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BerylCalciteChloriteClayFeldsparGarnetMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPhosphuranylite
PyroxeneQuartzRutileSmectite-vermiculiteTourmaline

17 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Beryl  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Cookeite  (*)
Elbaite  (*)Fluor-elbaite  (*)Foitite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Petalite  (*)Phosphuranylite  (*)Pyrope  (*)Quartz  (*)Schorl  (*)
Spodumene  (*)Torbernite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1804286
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO205171
Cookeite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Al,Li)3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)80181
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)0520
Fluor-elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F031
Foitite  (*)Tourmaline   (Fe2+2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)075
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O01508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2228082,2808317380
Petalite  (*)Not in a structural groupLiAlSi4O100124
Phosphuranylite  (*)PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4·8H2O0182
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)30341
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)02705
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O60688
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O01059


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