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Locality Name:
Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Oldest recorded age at locality: 630
Youngest recorded age at locality: 560

mindat Locality ID: 5429
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-5429.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil": 9
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Laranjeiras
Sapucaia Do Norte
Urucum Claim (Córrego Do Urucum Pegmatite)

Latitude: 18°57'41"S
Longitude: 41°28'19"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -18.961388888889,-41.471944444444
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 B Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ta Th Ti U W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Fe H Mg O P 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AlluauditeAluniteAmorphousApatiteArrojaditeArsenicArseniosideriteArsenopyriteArthuriteAutunite
BerauniteBerylBerylloniteCalciteChalcopyriteChildreniteChloriteClayColumbiteCoronadite
CorundumCovelliteCubaniteDiasporeDufréniteFairfielditeFeldsparFillowiteFluoriteGadolinite
GarnetGraftoniteHumboldtineHureauliteJahnsiteKaoliniteKieseriteLöllingiteLaueiteLazulite
LeucophosphiteLipscombiteMicaMonaziteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivineOxalatePharmacosiderite
PhosphofibritePhosphosideritePhosphuranylitePyritePyroxeneQuartzReddingiteRockbridgeiteRocksaltRoscherite
RutileSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStibniteStrunziteSulphurSymplesiteTapioliteTetrahedrite
TitaniteTourmalineVivianiteWagneriteWarditeWavelliteWurtziteWölsendorfiteZircon

141 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Alluaudite  (*)Almandine  (*)Althausite  (*)Arrojadite-(KFe)  (*)
Arrojadite-(PbFe)  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Augelite  (*)Autunite  (*)Barbosalite  (*)
Beraunite  (*)Berlinite  (*)Bermanite  (*)Beryl  (*)Beryllonite  (*)
Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Cacoxenite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Childrenite  (*)Claudetite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)
Cookeite  (*)Coutinhoite  (*)Covellite  (*)Crandallite  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)
Cubanite  (*)Cyrilovite  (*)Dickite  (*)Dufrénite  (*)Elbaite  (*)
Eleonorite  (*)Eosphorite  (*)Faheyite  (*)Fairfieldite  (*)Ferberite  (*)
Ferrisicklerite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Frondelite  (*)Galena  (*)Gayite  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gordonite  (*)Graftonite  (*)Greifensteinite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Heterosite  (*)Hörnesite  (*)Hureaulite  (*)Hydroxylherderite  (*)Jahnsite-(CaMnFe)  (*)
Jahnsite-(MnMnMg)  (*)Jahnsite-(NaMnMg)  (*)Johnsomervilleite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Karibibite  (*)
Kidwellite  (*)Laueite  (*)Leucophosphite  (*)Lindbergite  (*)Lipscombite  (*)
Lithiophilite  (*)Lithiophorite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Ludlamite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Messelite  (*)Metaswitzerite  (*)Metauranocircite-I  (*)Metavivianite  (*)Meurigite-K  (*)
Microcline  (*)Mitridatite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Montebrasite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)
Moraesite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natrodufrénite  (*)Nontronite  (*)Opal  (*)
Paravauxite  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)Phosphoferrite  (*)Phosphosiderite  (*)Phosphuranylite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Reddingite  (*)Robertsite  (*)
Rockbridgeite  (*)Roscherite  (*)Ruifrancoite  (*)Rutherfordine  (*)Sabugalite  (*)
Saléeite  (*)Sarcopside  (*)Schneiderhöhnite  (*)Schorl  (*)Scorodite  (*)
Serrabrancaite  (*)Siderite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spodumene  (*)
Stibiotantalite  (*)Stokesite  (*)Strengite  (*)Strunzite  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Tapiolite-(Fe)  (*)Tavorite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Titanite  (*)Triphylite  (*)
Uraninite  (*)Uranocircite-II  (*)Ushkovite  (*)Variscite  (*)Vashegyite  (*)
Vivianite  (*)Wardite  (*)Wavellite  (*)Weeksite  (*)Whiteite-(CaFeMg)  (*)
Whiteite-(CaMnMg)  (*)Whiteite-(MnFeMg)  (*)Whiteite-(MnMnMg)  (*)Whitmoreite  (*)Wodginite  (*)
Wolfeite  (*)Wölsendorfite  (*)Xanthoxenite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zanazziite  (*)
Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)630560427731,27736,27737,277388803
Alluaudite  (*)Alluaudite   NaMnFe3+2(PO4)363058512773294
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)35825821277372353
Althausite  (*)Not in a structural groupMg4(PO4)2(OH,O)(F,   )5825821277375
Arrojadite-(KFe)  (*)Arrojadite(KNa)Fe2+(CaNa2)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2630582227732,2773450
Arrojadite-(PbFe)  (*)ArrojaditePbFe2+(CaNa2)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)25825821277371
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS630582227732,277379052
Augelite  (*)NoneAl2(PO4)(OH)358258212773779
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O5825821277371272
Barbosalite  (*)LazuliteFe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)258258212773743
Beraunite  (*)BerauniteFe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4·6H2O582582127737136
Berlinite  (*)QuartzAl(PO4)58258212773728
Bermanite  (*)ArthuriteMn2+Mn3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·4H2O630582227736,2773755
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18630560427731,27734,27737,277384286
Beryllonite  (*)BerylloniteNaBe(PO4)63058512773247
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi630560227732,277381966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S36305601277381935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS46305851277325516
Cacoxenite  (*)NoneFe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12·75H2O582582127737280
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2630560227731,277385171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS263058512773227198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8582582127737577
Childrenite  (*)ChildreniteFe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O630582227732,2773793
Claudetite  (*)NoneAs2O363058512773235
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O6630585127732518
Cookeite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Al,Li)3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8630560127738181
Coutinhoite  (*)NoneThxBa1-2x(UO2)2Si5O13·3H2O6305601277381
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS630560227732,277384165
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6582582127737310
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16582582127737599
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3630585127732802
Cyrilovite  (*)WarditeNaFe3+3(PO4)2(OH)4·2H2O630582327732,27736,2773760
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4630560127738651
Dufrénite  (*)DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O582582127737139
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)630560327733,27737,27738520
Eleonorite  (*)BerauniteFe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4·6H2O58258212773751
Eosphorite  (*)ChildreniteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O582582127737128
Faheyite  (*)NoneBe2Mn2+Fe3+2(PO4)4·6H2O5825821277373
Fairfieldite  (*)FairfielditeCa2Mn2+(PO4)2·2H2O58258212773772
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)630585127732551
Ferrisicklerite  (*)OlivineLi1-x(Fe3+,Mn2+)(PO4)582582127737108
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F630560327732,27737,277382740
Frondelite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Mn2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5630582227736,2773752
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS63058512773224243
Gayite  (*)DufréniteNaMnFe5(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O5825821277374
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)630560327732,27737,277387437
Gordonite  (*)LaueiteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O58258212773718
Graftonite  (*)GraftoniteFe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2630585127732107
Greifensteinite  (*)RoscheriteCa2Be4Fe2+5(PO4)6(OH)4·6H2O630582227732,2773727
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3630560227737,2773814640
Heterosite  (*)OlivineFe3+(PO4)630582327732,27736,27737204
Hörnesite  (*)VivianiteMg3(AsO4)2·8H2O630560127738103
Hureaulite  (*)HureauliteMn2+5(PO3OH)2(PO4)2·4H2O630582227736,27737125
Hydroxylherderite  (*)GadoliniteCaBe(PO4)(OH)630582227732,27737119
Jahnsite-(CaMnFe)  (*)JahnsiteCaMn2+Fe2+2Fe3+2(PO4)4(OH)2·8H2O58258212773727
Jahnsite-(MnMnMg)  (*)JahnsiteMn2+Mn2+Mg2Fe3+2(PO4)4(OH)2·8H2O5825821277371
Jahnsite-(NaMnMg)  (*)Jahnsite(Na,Ca)(Mn2+,Fe3+)(Mg,Fe3+)2Fe3+2(PO4)4(OH)2(H2O)85825821277373
Johnsomervilleite  (*)FillowiteNa3CaFe2+11(PO4)958258212773711
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)45825821277375591
Karibibite  (*)NoneFe3+3(As3+O2)4(As3+2O5)(OH)630560227736,2773819
Kidwellite  (*)NoneNaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11·3H2O (x ≈ 0.33)58258212773753
Laueite  (*)LaueiteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O630582327732,27736,2773770
Leucophosphite  (*)LeucophosphiteKFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)·2H2O582582127737110
Lindbergite  (*)Humboldtine OxalateMn(C2O4)·2H2O63058512773612
Lipscombite  (*)LipscombiteFe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)258258212773747
Lithiophilite  (*)OlivineLiMn2+(PO4)630560127738155
Lithiophorite  (*)None(Al,Li)(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2(OH)2582582127737210
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2630560427732,27736,27737,27738762
Ludlamite  (*)NoneFe2+3(PO4)2·4H2O630582227732,2773766
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O458258212773714899
Messelite  (*)FairfielditeCa2Fe2+(PO4)2·2H2O630582227732,2773743
Metaswitzerite  (*)NoneMn2+3(PO4)2·4H2O58258212773722
Metauranocircite-I  (*)NoneBa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O63056012773838
Metavivianite  (*)SymplesiteFe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·6H2O58258212773726
Meurigite-K  (*)PhosphofibriteKFe3+8(PO4)6(OH)7·6.5H2O58258212773721
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)630560427731,27733,27737,277384924
Mitridatite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(PO4)3·3H2O582582127737129
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)582582127737945
Montebrasite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)(OH)630582227732,27737200
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O630560227737,277381508
Moraesite  (*)NoneBe2(PO4)(OH)·4H2O58258212773735
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2630560327736,27737,2773817380
Natrodufrénite  (*)DufréniteNaFe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O58258212773746
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O630560227737,27738471
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O630560327731,27737,277382994
Paravauxite  (*)LaueiteFe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O58258212773719
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O630560227737,27738428
Phosphoferrite  (*)ReddingiteFe2+3(PO4)2·3H2O63058512773231
Phosphosiderite  (*)PhosphosideriteFe3+(PO4)·2H2O630560427732,27736,27737,27738182
Phosphuranylite  (*)PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4·8H2O630560327732,27737,27738182
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2630560327732,27737,2773839462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S86305851277329056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2630560727731,27733,27734,27735,27736,27737,2773861156
Reddingite  (*)ReddingiteMn2+3(PO4)2·3H2O63058512773624
Robertsite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Mn3+3O2(PO4)3·3H2O58258212773736
Rockbridgeite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5630582327732,27736,27737206
Roscherite  (*)RoscheriteCa2Mn2+5Be4(PO4)6(OH)4·6H2O630582227732,2773722
Ruifrancoite  (*)RoscheriteCa2(   ,Mn)2(Fe3+,Mn,Mg)4Be4(PO4)6(OH)6·4H2O5825821277372
Rutherfordine  (*)None(UO2)(CO3)58258212773758
Sabugalite  (*)NoneHAl(UO2)4(PO4)4·16H2O58258212773787
Saléeite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(PO4)2(H2O)10630560327732,27737,2773895
Sarcopside  (*)NoneFe2+3(PO4)263058512773258
Schneiderhöhnite  (*)NoneFe2+Fe3+3As3+5O13630560227736,2773815
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)630560327731,27737,277382705
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O630560227737,277381153
Serrabrancaite  (*)KieseriteMn(PO4)·H2O5825821277378
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)5825821277376417
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)36305601277381214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS630582227732,2773721482
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O6630560227737,27738688
Stibiotantalite  (*)NoneSb3+TaO463056012773853
Stokesite  (*)NoneCaSnSi3O9·2H2O63056012773821
Strengite  (*)NoneFe3+(PO4)·2H2O630582227736,27737263
Strunzite  (*)StrunziteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·6H2O58258212773798
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS630560227732,277382045
Tapiolite-(Fe)  (*)TapioliteFe2+Ta2O658258212773788
Tavorite  (*)NoneLiFe3+(PO4)(OH)630582327732,27736,2773735
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13630560227732,277381803
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O6305601277384899
Triphylite  (*)OlivineLiFe2+(PO4)630582327732,27736,27737313
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO2630560227732,277382718
Uranocircite-II  (*)NoneBa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10H2O63056012773889
Ushkovite  (*)LaueiteMgFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O582582018
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O582582127737301
Vashegyite  (*)NoneAl11(PO4)9(OH)6·38H2O63058512773228
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O630560327732,27737,27738636
Wardite  (*)WarditeNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4·2H2O58258212773758
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O582582127737374
Weeksite  (*)None(K)2(UO2)2(Si5O13)·4H2O63056012773842
Whiteite-(CaFeMg)  (*)JahnsiteCaFe2+Mg2Al2(PO4)4(OH)2·8H2O6305851277327
Whiteite-(CaMnMg)  (*)JahnsiteCaMn2+Mg2Al2(PO4)4(OH)2·8H2O5825821277377
Whiteite-(MnFeMg)  (*)JahnsiteMn2+Fe2+Mg2Al2(PO4)4(OH)2·8H2O5825821277376
Whiteite-(MnMnMg)  (*)JahnsiteMn2+Mn2+Mg2Al2(PO4)4(OH)2·8H2O5825821277373
Whitmoreite  (*)ArthuriteFe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·4H2O58258212773736
Wodginite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Sn4+Ta2O858258212773478
Wolfeite  (*)WagneriteFe2+2(PO4)(OH)63058512773243
Wölsendorfite  (*)WölsendorfitePb7(UO2)14O19(OH)4·12H2O63056012773843
Xanthoxenite  (*)NoneCa4Fe3+2(PO4)4(OH)2·3H2O58258212773729
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)582582127737939
Zanazziite  (*)RoscheriteCa2Be4Mg5(PO4)6(OH)4·6H2O58258212773721
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)5825821277375251


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Alexandra-0439G2 supersuite
Alexandra-0440G1 supersuite


3 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
Alexandra-0440630585630-585U–PbAge of a magmatic arc formedzircon  YesZircon  381Divino Das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, BrazilDivinoPedrosa-Soares et al. (2011)10.1144/SP350.3GSSP350_25 
Be-00005582582582  high    RuifrancoiteBe418Sapucaia Mine (Proberil Mine; Proberil Claim), Sapucaia Do Norte, Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil Pedrosa-Soares et al. (2011) GSL350_25 
Alexandra-0439585560585–560     Yes  5891Atalaia Quarry, Ibituruna Peak, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, BrazilAtaléiaPedrosa-Soares et al. (2011)10.1144/SP350.3GSSP350_25 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R140074Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazilhttps://rruff.info/R140074
R060876Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazilhttps://rruff.info/R060876
R110014Sapucaia Do Norte, Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazilhttps://rruff.info/R110014
R100084Sapucaia Mine (Proberil Mine; Proberil Claim), Sapucaia Do Norte, Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazilhttps://rruff.info/R100084
R110135Sapucaia Mine (Proberil Mine; Proberil Claim), Sapucaia Do Norte, Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazilhttps://rruff.info/R110135
R070049Sapucaia Mine (Proberil Mine; Proberil Claim), Sapucaia Do Norte, Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazilhttps://rruff.info/R070049
R070100Urucum Claim (Córrego Do Urucum Pegmatite), Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazilhttps://rruff.info/R070100
R060307Urucum Claim (Córrego Do Urucum Pegmatite), Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazilhttps://rruff.info/R060307
R061004Urucum Claim (Córrego Do Urucum Pegmatite), Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazilhttps://rruff.info/R061004
R060587Urucum Claim (Córrego Do Urucum Pegmatite), Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazilhttps://rruff.info/R060587

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