Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Santa Rosa Mine, Itambacuri, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Oldest recorded age at locality: 530
Youngest recorded age at locality: 500

mindat Locality ID: 7613
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-7613.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Santa Rosa Mine, Itambacuri, Minas Gerais, Brazil": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 18°11'17"S
Longitude: 41°52'47"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -18.188055555556,-41.879722222222

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 B Be Ca F Fe H K Li Na O P Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Be Ca F Fe H K Li Na O P Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteClayFeldsparGadoliniteMicaNoneQuartzTourmalineWardite

8 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Elbaite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Hydroxylherderite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Schorl  (*)Wardite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)53050008803
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)5305000520
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F53050002740
Hydroxylherderite  (*)GadoliniteCaBe(PO4)(OH)5305000119
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2530500017380
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2530500061156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)53050002705
Wardite  (*)WarditeNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4·2H2O530500058



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Alexandra-0435G4 supersuite


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
Alexandra-0435530500530-500U–PbAge of pegmatitezircon  YesZircon  186036Caraí, Minas Gerais, Brazil Pedrosa-Soares et al. (2011)10.1144/SP350.3GSSP350_25 


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