Cabeça do Cachorro claim, São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, Brazili
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Cabeça do Cachorro claim | Claim |
| São Gabriel da Cachoeira | Municipality |
| Amazonas | State |
| Brazil | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
0° 36' 25'' North , 66° 4' 48'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
263111
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:263111:3
GUID (UUID V4):
b21faf36-c2aa-4d91-90dd-4ce02ca2e654
A claim for phosphatic nodules opened in recent alluvial deposits replacing organic material, lignite and forest soils along the Cauaburi river, Pico da Neblina national park.
Recently, samples of vivianite and ludlamite from Brazil are available in many mineral shops and mineral dealers but all this samples are illegally mined from protected areas, like indigenous lands and national parks.
GPS coordinates are approximate.
Note: Vanda Porpino Lemos et al. (2007) give the locality of their studied samples as follows: "The samples used in the study were colletected [sic] at Padauari region in the Barcelos province, State of Amazonas, Brazil."
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ Ludlamite Formula: Fe2+3(PO4)2 · 4H2O References: |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
| ⓘ Vivianite Formula: Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Ludlamite | 8.CD.20 | Fe2+3(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ | Vivianite | 8.CE.40 | Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Ludlamite | Fe32+(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Vivianite | Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Ludlamite | Fe32+(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Vivianite | Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Ludlamite | Fe32+(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
| P | ⓘ Vivianite | Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Ludlamite | Fe32+(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Vivianite | Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
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References
Cabeça do Cachorro claim, São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, Brazil