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Locality Name:
Jove Lauriano Claim (Joveni Claim; Joventino Claim), Linópolis, Divino Das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Oldest recorded age at locality: 630
Youngest recorded age at locality: 582

mindat Locality ID: 7720
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-7720.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Jove Lauriano Claim (Joveni Claim; Joventino Claim), Linópolis, Divino Das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 18°42'58"S
Longitude: 41°27'26"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -18.716111111111,-41.457222222222

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 As B Be C Ca Fe H K Li Mn Na O P S Si Sn Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As B Be C Ca Fe H K Li Mn Na O P S Si Sn Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BerylCalciteClayFeldsparGadoliniteLöllingiteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPyroxene
QuartzRockbridgeiteRutileSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteTourmaline

14 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Beryl  (*)Brazilianite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Frondelite  (*)
Hydroxylherderite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nontronite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rhodochrosite  (*)Schorl  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spodumene  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)63058208803
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1858258204286
Brazilianite  (*)Not in a structural groupNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4630582059
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO263058205171
Frondelite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Mn2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5630582052
Hydroxylherderite  (*)GadoliniteCaBe(PO4)(OH)5825820119
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs26305820762
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2630582017380
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O6305820471
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2630582061156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)63058201711
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)63058202705
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS630582021482
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O66305820688



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Alexandra-0440G1 supersuite


2 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-0440630585630-585U–PbAge of a magmatic arc formedzircon  YesZircon  381Divino Das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, BrazilDivinoPedrosa-Soares et al. (2011)10.1144/SP350.3GSSP350_25 
Be-00004582582582  high   YesZanazziite, AtencioiteBe407Linópolis, Divino Das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil Pedrosa-Soares et al. (2011) GSL350_25 


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