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Locality Name:
Boa Vista Pegmatite, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Oldest recorded age at locality: 630
Youngest recorded age at locality: 490

mindat Locality ID: 8769
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-8769.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Boa Vista Pegmatite, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 19°4'53"S
Longitude: 41°30'33"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -19.081388888889,-41.509166666667

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 Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Si U W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As B Be Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Si U W Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AlluauditeAluniteApatiteArrojaditeArsenicArseniosideriteArsenopyriteArthuriteBerylBeryllonite
CalciteChalcopyriteChildreniteClayColumbiteCoronaditeCovelliteCubaniteDiasporeFairfieldite
FeldsparFluoriteGadoliniteGraftoniteHureauliteKaoliniteLöllingiteLaueiteLeucophosphiteMica
NickelineNoneOlivinePhosphosideritePhosphuranylitePyritePyroxeneQuartzReddingiteRockbridgeite
RocksaltRoscheriteSchoepiteSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSulphurTetrahedriteTourmalineVivianiteWagnerite
WarditeWurtzite

67 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Alluaudite  (*)Arrojadite-(KFe)  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bermanite  (*)
Beryl  (*)Beryllonite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bornite  (*)Bütschliite  (*)
Cacoxenite  (*)Césarferreiraite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Childrenite  (*)Claudetite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)Cubanite  (*)Cyrilovite  (*)Ferberite  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Fourmarierite  (*)Frondelite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)
Graftonite  (*)Heterosite  (*)Hureaulite  (*)Hydroxylherderite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Laueite  (*)Legrandite  (*)Leucophosphite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Ludlamite  (*)
Messelite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)Microcline  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Natrojarosite  (*)Phosphoferrite  (*)Phosphosiderite  (*)Phosphuranylite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Robertsite  (*)Rockbridgeite  (*)Roscherite  (*)
Saléeite  (*)Sarcopside  (*)Schorl  (*)Scorodite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Spodumene  (*)Strengite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tavorite  (*)
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Triphylite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Ushkovite  (*)Variscite  (*)
Vivianite  (*)Wolfeite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)63049008803
Alluaudite  (*)Alluaudite   NaMnFe3+2(PO4)3630490094
Arrojadite-(KFe)  (*)Arrojadite(KNa)Fe2+(CaNa2)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2630490050
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS63049009052
Bermanite  (*)ArthuriteMn2+Mn3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·4H2O630490055
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1863049004286
Beryllonite  (*)BerylloniteNaBe(PO4)630490047
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi63049001966
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS463049005516
Bütschliite  (*)NoneK2Ca(CO3)2630490011
Cacoxenite  (*)NoneFe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12·75H2O6304900280
Césarferreiraite  (*)LaueiteFe2+Fe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2·8H2O63049002
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2630490027198
Childrenite  (*)ChildreniteFe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O630490093
Claudetite  (*)NoneAs2O3630490035
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS63049004165
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O166304900599
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S36304900802
Cyrilovite  (*)WarditeNaFe3+3(PO4)2(OH)4·2H2O630490060
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)6304900551
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F63049002740
Fourmarierite  (*)SchoepitePb1-xO3-2x(UO2)4(OH)4+2x·4H2O630490061
Frondelite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Mn2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5630490052
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS630490024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)63049007437
Graftonite  (*)GraftoniteFe2+Fe2+2(PO4)26304900107
Heterosite  (*)OlivineFe3+(PO4)6304900204
Hureaulite  (*)HureauliteMn2+5(PO3OH)2(PO4)2·4H2O6304900125
Hydroxylherderite  (*)GadoliniteCaBe(PO4)(OH)6304900119
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)463049005591
Laueite  (*)LaueiteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O630490070
Legrandite  (*)NoneZn2(AsO4)(OH)·H2O630490020
Leucophosphite  (*)LeucophosphiteKFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)·2H2O6304900110
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs26304900762
Ludlamite  (*)NoneFe2+3(PO4)2·4H2O630490066
Messelite  (*)FairfielditeCa2Fe2+(PO4)2·2H2O630490043
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O6304900443
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)63049004924
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O63049001508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2630490017380
Natrojarosite  (*)AluniteNaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)66304900254
Phosphoferrite  (*)ReddingiteFe2+3(PO4)2·3H2O630490031
Phosphosiderite  (*)PhosphosideriteFe3+(PO4)·2H2O6304900182
Phosphuranylite  (*)PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4·8H2O6304900182
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2630490039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S863049009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2630490061156
Robertsite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Mn3+3O2(PO4)3·3H2O630490036
Rockbridgeite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)56304900206
Roscherite  (*)RoscheriteCa2Mn2+5Be4(PO4)6(OH)4·6H2O630490022
Saléeite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(PO4)2(H2O)10630490095
Sarcopside  (*)NoneFe2+3(PO4)2630490058
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)63049002705
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O63049001153
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)63049006417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS630490021482
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O66304900688
Strengite  (*)NoneFe3+(PO4)·2H2O6304900263
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS63049002045
Tavorite  (*)NoneLiFe3+(PO4)(OH)630490035
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1363049001803
Triphylite  (*)OlivineLiFe2+(PO4)6304900313
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO263049002718
Ushkovite  (*)LaueiteMgFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O630490018
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O6304900301
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O6304900636
Wolfeite  (*)WagneriteFe2+2(PO4)(OH)630490043



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-0368630490630–490 Age of pegmatite   Yes  280018Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, BrazilConselheiro PenaScholz et al. (2014)10.2138/am.2014.4695AM99_607formed during the Brasiliano orogeny


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R110139Boa Vista Pegmatite, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazilhttps://rruff.info/R110139


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