Santana mine, Passagem de Mariana district, Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazili
Regional Level Types | |
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Santana mine | Mine |
Passagem de Mariana district | District |
Mariana | City |
Minas Gerais | State |
Brazil | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
20° South , 43° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~6km
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
21469
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:21469:7
GUID (UUID V4):
2a9546d8-9e2b-4caa-94d5-9f2aa1cc8826
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Sant'Ana mine
A gold mine, started around 1762 but abandoned a few years after. In 1862, the property was acquired by the Norte del Rey company and the mine re-opened, but the deposit became poor at depth and the works were abandoned in 1863.
"Santa Anna mine" is a mis-nomer.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
β Gold Formula: Au |
β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
β Hematite var. Specularite Formula: Fe2O3 |
β 'Limonite' |
β 'Manganese Oxides' |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
β | var. Specularite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Limonite' | - | |
β | 'Manganese Oxides' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
O | β Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | β Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
As | Arsenic | |
As | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Au | Gold | |
Au | β Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Brazil
- Minas Gerais
- ⭔Iron QuadrangleQuadrangle
South AmericaContinent
South America PlateTectonic Plate
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