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Locality Name:
Serra Da Mangabeira, Paramirim, Bahia, Brazil

Oldest recorded age at locality: 380
Youngest recorded age at locality: 361

mindat Locality ID: 7209
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-7209.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Serra Da Mangabeira, Paramirim, Bahia, Brazil": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 12°30'34"S
Longitude: 42°15'51"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -12.509444444444,-42.264166666667

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 Ba Be C Ca Ce Cr Cu F Fe H Mg O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Au Ba Be C Ca Ce Cr Cu F Fe H Mg O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AndalusiteBaryteBrookiteChalcopyriteClinozoisiteCopperCorundumDiamondDiasporeEpidote
LazuliteMonaziteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePerovskitePyriteQuartzRocksalt
RutileSpinelStauroliteTopazZircon

31 IMA Minerals at location:
Anatase  (*)Andalusite  (*)Bahianite  (*)Baryte  (*)Brookite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysoberyl  (*)Corundum  (*)Diamond  (*)
Epidote  (*)Eskolaite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Lazulite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Perovskite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Spinel  (*)Staurolite  (*)Topaz  (*)
Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO238036102162
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO538036101310
Bahianite  (*)NoneAl5Sb5+3O14(OH)238036102
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)380361011547
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO23803610700
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO238036105171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2380361027198
Chrysoberyl  (*)OlivineBeAl2O43803610321
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O338036101797
Diamond  (*)DiamondC3803610697
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)38036108173
Eskolaite  (*)CorundumCr2O3380361030
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS380361024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)38036107437
Gold  (*)CopperAu380361030554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3380361014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O338036105433
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO438036101507
Lazulite  (*)LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)23803610232
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4380361014899
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)3803610945
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO33803610495
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2380361039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S838036109056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2380361061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO238036105614
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO538036101516
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O438036101934
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)3803610978
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F238036101476
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)38036105251



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
Cr-00049380361375U-Pb monazite, samarskite  YesEskolaiteCr205487ItambĂ©, Bahia, BrazilBahia, ltambeGastil (1960)10.2475/ajs.258.1.1AJS258_1 


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