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Locality Name:
Morro Velho Mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2686
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2658

mindat Locality ID: 415
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-415.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Morro Velho Mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Grande Mine
Velha Mine

Latitude: 19°58'46"S
Longitude: 43°50'58"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -19.979444444444,-43.849444444444
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 B Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Si Ti W Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au B Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Si Ti W Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundum
CubaniteEpidoteEpsomiteFeldsparGypsumMarcasiteMicaNickelineNonePyrite
QuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSpinelStilpnomelaneTalcTitaniteTourmaline
WurtziteZircon

32 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Dravite  (*)Epidote  (*)Epsomite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Siderite  (*)Stilpnomelane  (*)Talc  (*)Titanite  (*)
Vermiculite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)22686265803419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2686265808803
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)22686265803092
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)2686265803250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2686265809052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)26862658011547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)26862658027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS226862658027198
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3268626580802
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)22686265809895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)268626580648
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2686265808173
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O268626580484
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS26862658024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu26862658030554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O2686265806890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O326862658014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O32686265805433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O426862658014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS22686265805674
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)226862658017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS226862658039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82686265809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO226862658061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO22686265805614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)2686265804894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)2686265806417
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O268626580456
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)22686265803337
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O2686265804899
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O268626580652
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)2686265805251


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
Jen_0001445268626582672 ± 14 age of mineralizationscheelite   Scheelite  415Morro Velho Mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, BrazilMorro VelhoPoulin et al. (2016)10.3749/canmin.1500023CM54_1147 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R050370Morro Velho Mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazilhttps://rruff.info/R050370
R061127Morro Velho Mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazilhttps://rruff.info/R061127

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