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Pão de Açúcar hill, Porto Murtinho, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazili
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Pão de Açúcar hillHill
Porto MurtinhoMunicipality
Mato Grosso do SulState
BrazilCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
21° 26' 30'' South , 57° 53' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Porto Murtinho12,667 (2012)28.6km
Fuerte Olimpo2,475 (2018)44.5km


Deeply eroded, complex alkaline volcanic cone, 5 km in diameter, which rises almost 400 m above the surrounding swamps. Composed of phonolite, bostonite, nepheline syenite and augite syenite.
Located in the Fecho dos Morros range, 30 km N of Porto Murtinho, in the left bank of Paraguai river.

Note: "Pan de Azucar" is the Spanish translation for "Pão de Açúcar".

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Aegirine
Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6
Reference: Geological Survey Professional Paper 327 (U.S. Department of the Interior, 1959)
Albite var. Anorthoclase
Formula: (Na,K)AlSi3O8
Reference: Geological Survey Professional Paper 327 (U.S. Department of the Interior, 1959)
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Reference: Geological Survey Professional Paper 327 (U.S. Department of the Interior, 1959)
Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Reference: Geological Survey Professional Paper 327 (U.S. Department of the Interior, 1959)
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Reference: Geological Survey Professional Paper 327 (U.S. Department of the Interior, 1959)
'Hornblende'
Reference: Geological Survey Professional Paper 327 (U.S. Department of the Interior, 1959)
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Reference: Geological Survey Professional Paper 327 (U.S. Department of the Interior, 1959)
Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Reference: Geological Survey Professional Paper 327 (U.S. Department of the Interior, 1959)
Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Reference: Geological Survey Professional Paper 327 (U.S. Department of the Interior, 1959)
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Reference: Geological Survey Professional Paper 327 (U.S. Department of the Interior, 1959)
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Reference: Geological Survey Professional Paper 327 (U.S. Department of the Interior, 1959)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 9 - Silicates
Aegirine9.DA.25NaFe3+Si2O6
Albite
var. Anorthoclase
9.FA.35(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Augite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Nepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
'Hornblende'-
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
OOxygen
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
O AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
O Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
O Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Na NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Na AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Na Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mg Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Al NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Al Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Si AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Si Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Si Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
PPhosphorus
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
K OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
K NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
K Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Fe AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Fe Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4

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