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Locality Name:
Datas, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1192
Youngest recorded age at locality: 906

mindat Locality ID: 397
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-397.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Datas, Minas Gerais, Brazil": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Barro Preto Claim
Datas De Cima Deposit
Palmital Claim
Surrão Claim
Vintém Claim

Latitude: 18°25'27"S
Longitude: 43°38'43"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -18.424166666667,-43.645277777778

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 Ba C Cr Fe H Mg Mn O P Pb Ti U V Y Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba Cr Fe H Mg Mn O P Pb Ti U V Y Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteCorundumCrichtoniteDiamondLazuliteNoneNot in a structural groupZircon

8 IMA Minerals at location:
Almeidaite  (*)Anatase  (*)Corundum  (*)Diamond  (*)Gorceixite  (*)
Lazulite  (*)Senaite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Almeidaite  (*)CrichtonitePbZn2(Mn,Y)(Ti,Fe3+)18O36(OH,O)2119290607
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2119290602162
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O3119290601797
Diamond  (*)DiamondC993942527649,27650,27651,27652,27653697
Gorceixite  (*)AluniteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)611929060121
Lazulite  (*)LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)211929060232
Senaite  (*)CrichtonitePb(Mn,Y,U)(Fe,Zn)2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38993942028
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)11929060939



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-00023993942990U-Pb monazite  YesSenaiteCr387Minas Gerais, BrazilMinas GeraisGastil (1960)10.2475/ajs.258.1.1AJS258_1 
GR22_200_000111929061049 ± 143U-Pbhost rockzircon  YesZircon  106220Sopa, Diamantina, Minas Gerais, BrazilSopa, Diamantina, Minas Gerais, BrazilChemale (2012) GR22_200 


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