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Locality Name:
Rodrigo Silva District, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Oldest recorded age at locality: 3200
Youngest recorded age at locality: 3200

mindat Locality ID: 5574
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-5574.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Rodrigo Silva District, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Bico De Pedra
Boa Vista
Capão Do Lana Mine
Trino Mine

Latitude: 20°26'51"S
Longitude: 43°36'41"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -20.4475,-43.611388888889

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 Au B Be F Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ClayCopperCorundumGarnetMicaNonePyriteQuartzRutileSpinel
TalcTopazTourmaline

12 IMA Minerals at location:
Almandine  (*)Euclase  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)
Talc  (*)Topaz  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)31279702353
Euclase  (*)NoneBeAlSiO4(OH)227970,27971120
Gold  (*)CopperAu3200320012796830554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3227969,2797114640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O412797114899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)212797017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS212797139462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2327970,27971,2797261156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2227970,279715614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1279702705
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21279713337
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F2327970,27971,279721476



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
vms-0006532003200Archean       S28550Bico De Pedra, Rodrigo Silva District, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, BrazilBico de PedraMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R060026Capão Do Lana Mine, Rodrigo Silva District, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazilhttps://rruff.info/R060026


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