Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Alto Da Pitorra, Laranjeiras, Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Oldest recorded age at locality: 630
Youngest recorded age at locality: 585

mindat Locality ID: 7695
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-7695.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Alto Da Pitorra, Laranjeiras, Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Amorphous	Beryl	Feldspar	None	Quartz	Rutile	Tourmaline

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 Fe H K Na O Si Sn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Be Fe H K Na O Si Sn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amorphous Beryl Feldspar None Quartz Rutile Tourmaline

7 IMA Minerals at location:

Albite ()*	Beryl ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Microcline ()*	Opal ()*
Quartz ()*	Schorl ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	630	585	8803
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	630	585	4286
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	630	585	5171
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	630	585	4924
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	630	585	2994
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	630	585	61156
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	630	585	2705

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Alexandra-0440	G1 supersuite

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Alexandra-0440	630	585	630-585	U–Pb	Age of a magmatic arc formed		zircon			Yes	Zircon			381	Divino Das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Divino	Pedrosa-Soares et al. (2011)	10.1144/SP350.3	GSSP350_25

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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