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Carará deposit, Ipitinga mining district, Almeirim, Pará, Brazili
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Carará depositDeposit
Ipitinga mining districtMining District
AlmeirimCity
ParáState
BrazilCountry

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Latitude & Longitude:
0° North , 53° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~311km
GRN:
N01W38
Type:
Deposit
Mindat Locality ID:
215728
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:215728:6
GUID (UUID V4):
190b833e-4d12-498a-b2d8-3e7dce5642ea


Palaeoproterozoic vein-quartz gold deposit.

Mined until the beginning of the 1990s.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


4 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
BBoron
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
AlAluminium
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
AuGold
Auⓘ GoldAu

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References

Klein, E.L. & Fuzikawa, K. (2010): Origin of the CO2-only fluid inclusions in the Palaeoproterozoic Carará vein-quartz gold deposit, Ipitinga Auriferous District, SE-Guiana Shield, Brazil: Implications for orogenic gold mineralisation. Ore Geology Reviews, 37, 31-40.
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