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:
Barra Do Itapirapuã Carbonatite Complex, Itapirapuã Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil

Oldest recorded age at locality: 147
Youngest recorded age at locality: 101.4

mindat Locality ID: 30626
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-30626.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Barra Do Itapirapuã Carbonatite Complex, Itapirapuã Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 24°41'"S
Longitude: 49°13'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -24.683333333333,-49.216666666667

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.

Aragonite	Baryte	Calcite	Corundum	Fluorite	None	Quartz	Rocksalt	Tridymite

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 F Fe K Mg Na O Pb S Si Sr Y

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca F Fe K Mg Na O Pb S Si Sr Y

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Aragonite Baryte Calcite Corundum Fluorite None Quartz Rocksalt Tridymite

10 IMA Minerals at location:

Baryte ()*	Calcite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*
Hematite ()*	Nepheline ()*	Quartz ()*	Strontianite ()*	Synchysite-(Y) ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	147	101.4	11547
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	147	101.4	27770
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	147	101.4	9895
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	147	101.4	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	147	101.4	24243
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	147	101.4	14640
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	147	101.4	884
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	147	101.4	61156
Strontianite ()*	Aragonite	Sr(CO₃)	147	101.4	589
Synchysite-(Y) ()*	None	CaY(CO₃)₂F	147	101.4	55

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Jen_0000443	South America carbonatite complex
Jen_0000444	South America carbonatite complex
Jen_0000455	South America carbonatite complex
Jen_0000456	South America carbonatite complex
Jen_0000716	MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes and veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Melteigite, nepheline syenite, malignite, pulaskite, mariupolite, tinguaite, fenite.

5 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Jen_0000443	124.4	105	114.7±9.7	K-Ar		30626	Barra Do Itapirapuã Carbonatite Complex, Itapirapuã Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil	Barra do Itapirapuã Complex	Ernst and Bell (2010)	10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1	MP98_55
Jen_0000444	147	109	128±19	Rb-Sr		30626	Barra Do Itapirapuã Carbonatite Complex, Itapirapuã Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil	Barra do Itapirapuã Complex	Ernst and Bell (2010)	10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1	MP98_55
Jen_0000455	104.8	104.8	104.8	K-Ar		30626	Barra Do Itapirapuã Carbonatite Complex, Itapirapuã Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil	Itapirapuã Complex	Ernst and Bell (2010)	10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1	MP98_55
Jen_0000456	101.4	101.4	101.4	K-Ar		30626	Barra Do Itapirapuã Carbonatite Complex, Itapirapuã Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil	Itapirapuã Complex	Ernst and Bell (2010)	10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1	MP98_55
Jen_0000716	103.1	103.1	103.1	K-Ar	biotite	30626	Barra Do Itapirapuã Carbonatite Complex, Itapirapuã Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil	Itapirapuã	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796

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