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Locality Name:
Bortolan Quarry, Poços De Caldas, Poços De Caldas Alkaline Complex, Minas Gerais, Brazil


mindat Locality ID: 69151
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-69151.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bortolan Quarry, Poços De Caldas, Poços De Caldas Alkaline Complex, Minas Gerais, Brazil": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 21°46'38"S
Longitude: 46°37'58"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -21.777222222222,-46.632777777778

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 Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K La Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P REE Si Sr Ti Y Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K La Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P REE Si Sr Ti Y Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AnalcimeAncyliteApatiteApophylliteAstrophylliteBurbankiteCalciteClayEudialyteFeldspar
FluoriteGagariniteMicaNatroliteNeptuniteNonePalygorskitePyroxeneRocksaltSerpentine
TridymiteWöhlerite

34 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Analcime  (*)Ancylite-(Ce)  (*)Ancylite-(La)  (*)
Berthierine  (*)Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Burbankite  (*)Calcioancylite-(Ce)  (*)Calcite  (*)
Eudialyte  (*)Fersmanite  (*)Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)Fluorbritholite-(Ce)  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Gonnardite  (*)Hainite-(Y)  (*)Kentbrooksite  (*)Kupletskite  (*)Lamprophyllite  (*)
Manganoeudialyte  (*)Narsarsukite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Neptunite  (*)
Normandite  (*)Polezhaevaite-(Ce)  (*)Rinkite-(Ce)  (*)Rosenbuschite  (*)Stronadelphite  (*)
Tainiolite  (*)Tuperssuatsiaite  (*)Villiaumite  (*)Wadeite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O601022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O01627
Ancylite-(Ce)  (*)AncyliteCeSr(CO3)2(OH)·H2O092
Ancylite-(La)  (*)AncyliteLaSr(CO3)2(OH)·H2O013
Berthierine  (*)Clay Serpentine(Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4059
Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Apatite(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3(OH)0115
Burbankite  (*)Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5052
Calcioancylite-(Ce)  (*)Ancylite(Ce,Ca,Sr)(CO3)(OH,H2O)046
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Eudialyte  (*)EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)20182
Fersmanite  (*)NoneCa4(Na,Ca)4(Ti,Nb)4(Si2O7)2O8F3011
Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20F·8H2O0303
Fluorbritholite-(Ce)  (*)Apatite(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3F019
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF209617
Gonnardite  (*)Natrolite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10·3H2O0167
Hainite-(Y)  (*)None(Ca3Y)Na(NaCa)Ti(Si2O7)2(OF)F2011
Kentbrooksite  (*)Eudialyte(Na,REE)15(Ca,REE)6Mn3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(F,Cl)2019
Kupletskite  (*)AstrophylliteK2NaMn2+7Ti2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4F033
Lamprophyllite  (*)None(SrNa)Ti2Na3Ti(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2063
Manganoeudialyte  (*)EudialyteNa14Ca6Mn3Zr3[Si26O72(OH)2](H2O,Cl,O,OH)608
Narsarsukite  (*)NoneNa2(Ti,Fe3+)Si4(O,F)11034
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O01236
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)0884
Neptunite  (*)NeptuniteKNa2LiFe2+2Ti2Si8O24049
Normandite  (*)WöhleriteNa2Ca2(Mn,Fe)2(Ti,Nb,Zr)2(Si2O7)2O2F2010
Polezhaevaite-(Ce)  (*)GagariniteNaSrCeF602
Rinkite-(Ce)  (*)None(Ca3REE)Na(NaCa)Ti(Si2O7)2(OF)F2053
Rosenbuschite  (*)NoneCa6Zr2Na6ZrTi(Si2O7)4(OF)2F4042
Stronadelphite  (*)ApatiteSr5(PO4)3F04
Tainiolite  (*)MicaKLiMg2Si4O10F2040
Tuperssuatsiaite  (*)PalygorskiteNa2(Fe3+,Mn2+)3Si8O20(OH)2·4H2O010
Villiaumite  (*)RocksaltNaF031
Wadeite  (*)NoneK2ZrSi3O9027



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