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Locality Name:
Pederneira Mine (Pederneira Claim), São José Da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil


mindat Locality ID: 426
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-426.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Pederneira Mine (Pederneira Claim), São José Da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 18°10'9"S
Longitude: 42°10'59"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -18.169166666667,-42.183055555556
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 C Ca F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Si 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteBaryteBerylCalciteClayFeldsparGarnetMarcasiteMicaNone
Not in a structural groupQuartzTourmaline

15 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Elbaite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Schorl  (*)Spessartine  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)02734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)203092
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)20606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1804286
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)0520
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F02740
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS205674
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)04924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)01711
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)02705
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)301214


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
SampleSource LocalityReference URL
X050008Pederneira Mine (Pederneira Claim), São José Da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazilhttps://rruff.info/X050008

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