Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
5° South , 58° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~81km
Locality type:
Köppen climate type:
Gold-bearing quartz veinlets and quartz-kaolinite stockworks, hosted in monzogranite and acid volcanic rocks of the Paleoproterozoic Parauari intrusive suite.
Regions containing this locality
South America Plate | Tectonic Plate |
South America | Continent |
Amazonian Craton, South America | Craton |
Tapajós mineral province, Pará, Brazil | Province |
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' Reference: Schneider Santos, J.O., Groves, D.I., Hartmann, L.A., Moura, M.A., and McNaughton, N.J. (2001): Mineralium Deposita 36, 278-299 |
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Reference: Schneider Santos, J.O., Groves, D.I., Hartmann, L.A., Moura, M.A., and McNaughton, N.J. (2001): Mineralium Deposita 36, 278-299 |
ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 Reference: Schneider Santos, J.O., Groves, D.I., Hartmann, L.A., Moura, M.A., and McNaughton, N.J. (2001): Mineralium Deposita 36, 278-299 |
ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: Schneider Santos, J.O., Groves, D.I., Hartmann, L.A., Moura, M.A., and McNaughton, N.J. (2001): Mineralium Deposita 36, 278-299 |
ⓘ Muscovite var: Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: Schneider Santos, J.O., Groves, D.I., Hartmann, L.A., Moura, M.A., and McNaughton, N.J. (2001): Mineralium Deposita 36, 278-299 |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Schneider Santos, J.O., Groves, D.I., Hartmann, L.A., Moura, M.A., and McNaughton, N.J. (2001): Mineralium Deposita 36, 278-299 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Schneider Santos, J.O., Groves, D.I., Hartmann, L.A., Moura, M.A., and McNaughton, N.J. (2001): Mineralium Deposita 36, 278-299 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
---|---|---|---|
ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | var: Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS | |||
---|---|---|---|
Metals, other than the Platinum Group | |||
ⓘ | Gold | 1.1.1.1 | Au |
Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2 | |||
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.12.1.1 | FeS2 |
Group 71 - PHYLLOSILICATES Sheets of Six-Membered Rings | |||
Sheets of 6-membered rings with 2:1 layers | |||
ⓘ | Muscovite | 71.2.2a.1 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
ⓘ | Kaolinite | - | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
ⓘ | Muscovite var: Sericite | - | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
---|---|---|
H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | ⓘ Muscovite (var: Sericite) | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | ⓘ Muscovite (var: Sericite) | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite (var: Sericite) | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite (var: Sericite) | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Muscovite (var: Sericite) | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Schneider Santos, J.O., Groves, D.I., Hartmann, L.A., Moura, M.A., and McNaughton, N.J. (2001) Gold deposits of the Tapajós and Alta Floresta Domains, Tapajós-Parima orogenic belt, Amazon Craton, Brazil. Mineralium Deposita, 36, 278-299. DOI 10.1007/s001260100172
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