Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.

Locality Name:
Anitápolis Mine, Anitápolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil

Oldest recorded age at locality: 145
Youngest recorded age at locality: 100

mindat Locality ID: 9876
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-9876.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Anitápolis Mine, Anitápolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 27°48'"S
Longitude: 49°5'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -27.8,-49.083333333333

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.

Alstonite	Baddeleyite	Calcite	Clay	Columbite	Feldspar	Mica	Nickeline	None	Pyrite
Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Spinel	Titanite	Tridymite

Alstonite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Augite ()*	Baddeleyite ()*	Calcite ()*
Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Fersmite ()*	Galena ()*	Magnetite ()*
Nepheline ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Tetraferriphlogopite ()*	Titanite ()*

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 Ba C Ca Ce F Fe H K Mg Na Nb O Pb S Si Ta Ti Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Fe H K Mg Na Nb O Pb S Si Ti Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alstonite Baddeleyite Calcite Clay Columbite Feldspar Mica Nickeline None Pyrite
Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Spinel Titanite Tridymite

18 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Alstonite ()*	Alstonite	BaCa(CO₃)₂	145	100	24
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	145	100	3092
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	145	100	2060
Baddeleyite ()*	Baddeleyite	ZrO₂	145	100	238
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	145	100	27770
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	145	100	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	145	100	9895
Fersmite ()*	Columbite	CaNb₂O₆	145	100	83
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	145	100	24243
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	145	100	14899
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	145	100	884
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	145	100	2349
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	145	100	2273
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	145	100	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	145	100	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	145	100	61156
Tetraferriphlogopite ()*	Mica	KMg₃(Si₃Fe³⁺)O₁₀(OH)₂	145	100	27
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	145	100	4899

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Jen_0000439	South America carbonatite complex
Jen_0000440	South America carbonatite complex
Jen_0000441	South America carbonatite complex
Jen_0000442	South America carbonatite complex
Jen_0000727	MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes and veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Biotite pyroxenite, melteigite, ijolite, nepheline syenite, phoscorite and fenite.

6 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Age from other Locality	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Jen_0000439	104.7	104.7	104.7	K-Ar	tinguaite	Yes	287014	Anitápolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Anitápolis Complex	Ernst and Bell (2010)	10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1	MP98_55
Jen_0000440	129.2	129.2	129.2	K-Ar	biotite	Yes	287014	Anitápolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Anitápolis Complex	Ernst and Bell (2010)	10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1	MP98_55
Jen_0000441	127.5	127.5	127.5	K-Ar	biotite	Yes	287014	Anitápolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Anitápolis Complex	Ernst and Bell (2010)	10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1	MP98_55
Jen_0000442	131	131	131	K-Ar		Yes	287014	Anitápolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Anitápolis Complex	Ernst and Bell (2010)	10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1	MP98_55
Jen_0000727	113.1	113.1	113.1				9876	Anitápolis Mine, Anitápolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Anitapolis	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
ree-00142	145	100	Early Cretaceous				9876	Anitápolis Mine, Anitápolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Anitápolis	Orris and Grauch (2002)		USGSOFR02_189

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