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Locality Name:
Alto Patrimônio, Pedra Lavrada, Borborema Mineral Province, Paraíba, Brazil

Oldest recorded age at locality: 520
Youngest recorded age at locality: 520

mindat Locality ID: 42807
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-42807.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Alto Patrimônio, Pedra Lavrada, Borborema Mineral Province, Paraíba, 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
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 Be Bi C Ca Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na O P Si Ta Th 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Be Bi C Ca Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na O P Si Ta Th 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteArrojaditeArsenicBerylBismutiteChildreniteClayColumbiteFeldsparHureaulite
LazuliteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePhosphosideriteQuartzStewartiteWarditeZircon

23 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Arrojadite-(KFe)  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismutite  (*)
Brazilianite  (*)Crandallite  (*)Eosphorite  (*)Ferrisicklerite  (*)Heterosite  (*)
Hureaulite  (*)Lazulite  (*)Lithiophilite  (*)Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Phosphosiderite  (*)Quartz  (*)Stewartite  (*)Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)Tavorite  (*)
Thorite  (*)Variscite  (*)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)52052008803
Arrojadite-(KFe)  (*)Arrojadite(KNa)Fe2+(CaNa2)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2520520050
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1852052004286
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi52052001966
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)5205200716
Brazilianite  (*)Not in a structural groupNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4520520059
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)65205200310
Eosphorite  (*)ChildreniteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O5205200128
Ferrisicklerite  (*)OlivineLi1-x(Fe3+,Mn2+)(PO4)5205200108
Heterosite  (*)OlivineFe3+(PO4)5205200204
Hureaulite  (*)HureauliteMn2+5(PO3OH)2(PO4)2·4H2O5205200125
Lazulite  (*)LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)25205200232
Lithiophilite  (*)OlivineLiMn2+(PO4)5205200155
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)52052004924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2520520017380
Phosphosiderite  (*)PhosphosideriteFe3+(PO4)·2H2O5205200182
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2520520061156
Stewartite  (*)StewartiteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O520520048
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O65205200211
Tavorite  (*)NoneLiFe3+(PO4)(OH)520520035
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)52052001006
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O5205200301
Wardite  (*)WarditeNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4·2H2O520520058


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
Grew_Li_2019_0015520520520     YesColquiriite 444Serra Branca Pegmatite, Pedra Lavrada, Borborema Mineral Province, Paraíba, BrazilSerra Branca pegmatite, Pedra Lavrada, Borborema mineral province, Paraiba, BrazilBeurlen et al. (2014)10.1016/j.jsames.2014.08.007JSAES56_110 

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