Log InRegister
Search For:
Mineral Name:
Locality Name:
Keyword(s):
 
Home PageAbout MindatThe Mindat ManualHistory of MindatCopyright StatusWho We AreOur ScienceMindat Newsletter [Free Download]Contact Us
Donate to MindatSponsor a PageCorporate SponsorshipSponsored Pages
Learning CenterWhat Is a Mineral?The Most Common Minerals on EarthInformation for EducatorsMindat ArticlesMindat Newsletter [Free Download]The ElementsThe Mineral Quiz
Search FormMinerals by PropertiesMinerals by ChemistryMineral Visual ExplorerAdvanced Locality SearchRandom MineralRandom LocalitySearch by minIDMinerals by CountryAlphabetical Mineral IndexAlphabetical Locality SearchMineral Association SearchList of CountriesLocalities Near MePhoto SearchSearch ArticlesSearch GlossaryThe Rock H. Currier Digital LibraryMore Search Options
The Mindat ManualAdd a New PhotoRate PhotosLocality Edit ReportCoordinate Completion ReportAdd Glossary Item
MineralsPetrologyFossilsMeteoritesGeologic Time
Mining CompaniesStatisticsMineral MuseumsClubs & OrganizationsMineral Shows & EventsDevice SettingsTime Machine
Read DiscussionsIdentification Request
Photo SearchPhoto GalleriesSearch by ColourPhoto Colour ExplorerNew Photos TodayNew Photos YesterdayMembers' Photo GalleriesPast Photo of the Day GalleryPhotography

Juína kimberlite field, Juína, Mato Grosso, Brazili
Regional Level Types
Juína kimberlite fieldPipe
JuínaMunicipality
Mato GrossoState
BrazilCountry

This page is currently not sponsored. Click here to sponsor this page.
PhotosSearch
03412520017392940541841.jpg
View of the Mato Grosso diamond mining area, ca. 1910.

Sorriso river, Juína, Mato Grosso, Brazil
02274360017272728043465.jpg
View of the Mato Grosso diamond mining area, ca. 1930.

Sorriso river, Juína, Mato Grosso, Brazil
05675010017272327752176.jpg
Main gate of the São Luis property

São Luis river alluvials, Juína, Mato Grosso, Brazil
09387290017272282466165.jpg
View of the Mato Grosso diamond mining area, ca. 1910.

Sorriso river, Juína, Mato Grosso, Brazil
02897960017272282473882.jpg
View of the Mato Grosso diamond mining area, ca. 1930.

Sorriso river, Juína, Mato Grosso, Brazil
09039790017392940543207.jpg
Main gate of the São Luis property

São Luis river alluvials, Juína, Mato Grosso, Brazil
09387290017272282466165.jpg
View of the Mato Grosso diamond mining area, ca. 1910.

Sorriso river, Juína, Mato Grosso, Brazil
02897960017272282473882.jpg
View of the Mato Grosso diamond mining area, ca. 1930.

Sorriso river, Juína, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
11° South , 59° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~23km
GRN:
S08W41
Type:
Pipe
Köppen climate type:
Aw : Tropical savanna, wet
Mindat Locality ID:
265139
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:265139:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


No description has been added for this locality. Can you add one?

Select Mineral List Type

Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.


Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

60 valid minerals. 4 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

Rock list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

Select Rock List Type

Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
ⓘ Ankerite ?
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ 'Apatite Group'
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ Bradleyite
Formula: Na3Mg(CO3)(PO4)
ⓘ Breyite (TL)
Formula: Ca3Si3O9
Description: May be walstromite or perovskite.
ⓘ Bridgmanite
Formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO3
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Coesite
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Cohenite ?
Formula: Fe3C
ⓘ Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
ⓘ Corundum var. Ruby
Formula: Al2O3
ⓘ Cotunnite
Formula: PbCl2
ⓘ Cuspidine
Formula: Ca8(Si2O7)2F4
ⓘ Davemaoite
Formula: CaSiO3
ⓘ Deltanitrogen (TL)
Formula: N
Type Locality:
ⓘ Diamond
Formula: C
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Eitelite
Formula: Na2Mg(CO3)2
ⓘ Ellinaite (TL)
Formula: CaCr2O4
Type Locality:
Description: As mineral phase of an inclusion within diamond, collected from gravel of Sorriso creek, a tributary of Aripuanã River, Mato Grosso, Brazil (11∘20′ S, 59∘11′ W )
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Graphite
Formula: C
ⓘ Halite
Formula: NaCl
ⓘ Haxonite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)23C6
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Hercynite ?
Formula: Fe2+Al2O4
ⓘ Hollandite
Formula: Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
ⓘ 'Hydrophilite'
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Jeffbenite (TL)
Formula: Mg3Al2Si3O12
ⓘ Magnesioferrite
Formula: MgFe3+2O4
ⓘ Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Majorite ?
Formula: Mg3(MgSi)(SiO4)3
Description: Both Ragozin et al.(2020) and Nestola et al.(2016) mention "majoritic garnets" as inclusions in diamonds. Neither of them provide any analytical data, and the term "majoritic garnet" may well represent pyropes with a small majoritic component.
ⓘ Merrillite
Formula: Ca9NaMg(PO4)7
ⓘ Merwinite
Formula: Ca3Mg(SiO4)2
ⓘ Millerite
Formula: NiS
ⓘ Moissanite ?
Formula: SiC
ⓘ Monazite-(Ce) ?
Formula: Ce(PO4)
ⓘ Monticellite
Formula: CaMgSiO4
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Phengite
Formula: KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Nahcolite
Formula: NaHCO3
ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
ⓘ Nyerereite
Formula: Na2Ca(CO3)2
ⓘ 'Olivine Group'
Formula: M2SiO4
ⓘ Oskarssonite
Formula: AlF3
ⓘ Parascandolaite
Formula: KMgF3
ⓘ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘ Periclase
Formula: MgO
ⓘ Periclase var. Ferropericlase
Formula: (Mg,Fe)O
ⓘ 'Periclase Group'
ⓘ Perovskite
Formula: CaTiO3
ⓘ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Pigeonite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘ Plattnerite
Formula: PbO2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Ringwoodite
Formula: (Mg,Fe2+)2SiO4
Colour: green
Description: Found as a ~40um inclusion in a 0.09g diamond from alluvial deposits downstream of kimberlite pipe Aripuana-01. Identified using single-crystal X-ray diffraction together with micro-Raman spectrometry.
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Rutile var. Ilmenorutile
Formula: (Ti,Nb)O2
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
ⓘ 'Spinel Subgroup'
Formula: A2+D3+2O4
ⓘ Stishovite
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sylvite
Formula: KCl
ⓘ 'UM2001-19-SiO:AlCaMgNa'
Formula: (Na,Mg,Ca)(Mg,Al)Si2O6
ⓘ 'Unnamed (Barium-Strontium Aluminium Fluoride)'
Formula: (Ba,Sr)AlF5
ⓘ 'Unnamed (Calcium Chromium Oxide Postspinel)'
Formula: CaCr2O4
ⓘ 'Unnamed (Iron Carbide)'
Formula: Fe7C3
ⓘ 'Unnamed (Iron Carbide II)'
Formula: Fe2C
ⓘ 'Unnamed (Iron Carbonitride)'
Formula: Fe9(N,C)2
ⓘ 'Unnamed (Iron Diphosphate)'
Formula: Fe2Fe5(P2O7)4
ⓘ 'Unnamed (Iron Nitride I)'
Formula: Fe3N
ⓘ 'Unnamed (Iron Nitride II)'
Formula: Fe2N
ⓘ 'Unnamed (Mg analogue of Xieite)'
Formula: MgCr2O4
ⓘ 'Unnamed (Orthorhombic Polymorph of Magnesium Oxide)'
Formula: MgO
ⓘ 'Unnamed (Sodium-Magnesium Phosphate)'
Formula: Na4Mg3(PO4)2(P2O7)
ⓘ Violarite
Formula: Fe2+Ni3+2S4
ⓘ Wollastonite
Formula: Ca3(Si3O9)
ⓘ Wüstite
Formula: FeO
ⓘ Xieite
Formula: Fe2+Cr2O4
ⓘ Yarlongite ?
Formula: Cr4Fe4NiC4

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Iron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘCohenite ?1.BA.05Fe3C
ⓘHaxonite1.BA.10(Fe,Ni)23C6
ⓘYarlongite ?1.BA.30Cr4Fe4NiC4
ⓘDeltanitrogen (TL)1.C0.N
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
ⓘDiamond1.CB.10aC
ⓘMoissanite ?1.DA.SiC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘMillerite2.CC.20NiS
ⓘViolarite2.DA.05Fe2+Ni3+2S4
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘOskarssonite3.A0.AlF3
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
ⓘSylvite3.AA.20KCl
ⓘParascandolaite3.AA.35KMgF3
ⓘCotunnite3.AB.85PbCl2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘPericlase4.AB.25MgO
ⓘWüstite4.AB.25FeO
ⓘPericlase
var. Ferropericlase		4.AB.25(Mg,Fe)O
ⓘHercynite ?4.BB.05Fe2+Al2O4
ⓘMagnesioferrite4.BB.05MgFe3+2O4
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
ⓘXieite4.BB.25Fe2+Cr2O4
ⓘEllinaite (TL)4.BC.CaCr2O4
ⓘCorundum4.CB.05Al2O3
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘCorundum
var. Ruby		4.CB.05Al2O3
ⓘPerovskite4.CC.30CaTiO3
ⓘCoesite4.DA.35SiO2
ⓘStishovite4.DA.40SiO2
ⓘRutile
var. Ilmenorutile		4.DB.05(Ti,Nb)O2
ⓘPlattnerite4.DB.05PbO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
ⓘHollandite4.DK.05aBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘNahcolite5.AA.15NaHCO3
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘMagnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
ⓘAnkerite ?5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘEitelite5.AC.05Na2Mg(CO3)2
ⓘNyerereite5.AC.10Na2Ca(CO3)2
ⓘBradleyite5.BF.10Na3Mg(CO3)(PO4)
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘMerrillite8.AC.45Ca9NaMg(PO4)7
ⓘMonazite-(Ce) ?8.AD.50Ce(PO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
ⓘMonticellite9.AC.10CaMgSiO4
ⓘRingwoodite9.AC.15(Mg,Fe2+)2SiO4
ⓘMerwinite9.AD.15Ca3Mg(SiO4)2
ⓘMajorite ?9.AD.25Mg3(MgSi)(SiO4)3
ⓘJeffbenite (TL)9.AD.55Mg3Al2Si3O12
ⓘCuspidine9.BE.17Ca8(Si2O7)2F4
ⓘBreyite (TL)9.CA.25Ca3Si3O9
ⓘPigeonite9.DA.10(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘWollastonite9.DG.05Ca3(Si3O9)
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Phengite9.EC.15KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
ⓘPhlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘBridgmanite9.H0.(Mg,Fe)SiO3
ⓘDavemaoite9.H0.CaSiO3
Unclassified
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Hydrophilite'-
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ'Olivine Group'-M2SiO4
ⓘ'Periclase Group'-
ⓘ'Apatite Group'-
ⓘ'Unnamed (Iron Carbonitride)'-Fe9(N,C)2
ⓘ'Unnamed (Iron Nitride I)'-Fe3N
ⓘ'Unnamed (Iron Nitride II)'-Fe2N
ⓘ'Unnamed (Iron Carbide)'-Fe7C3
ⓘ'Unnamed (Iron Carbide II)'-Fe2C
ⓘ'Unnamed (Calcium Chromium Oxide Postspinel)'-CaCr2O4
ⓘ'Unnamed (Mg analogue of Xieite)'-MgCr2O4
ⓘ'Unnamed (Orthorhombic Polymorph of Magnesium Oxide)'-MgO
ⓘ'Unnamed (Iron Diphosphate)'-Fe2Fe5(P2O7)4
ⓘ'Unnamed (Sodium-Magnesium Phosphate)'-Na4Mg3(PO4)2(P2O7)
ⓘ'Unnamed (Barium-Strontium Aluminium Fluoride)'-(Ba,Sr)AlF5
ⓘ'Spinel Subgroup'-A2+D3+2O4
ⓘ'UM2001-19-SiO:AlCaMgNa'-(Na,Mg,Ca)(Mg,Al)Si2O6

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ NahcoliteNaHCO3
Hⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cⓘ BradleyiteNa3Mg(CO3)(PO4)
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ CoheniteFe3C
Cⓘ DiamondC
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ EiteliteNa2Mg(CO3)2
Cⓘ GraphiteC
Cⓘ Haxonite(Fe,Ni)23C6
Cⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
Cⓘ MoissaniteSiC
Cⓘ NahcoliteNaHCO3
Cⓘ NyerereiteNa2Ca(CO3)2
Cⓘ YarlongiteCr4Fe4NiC4
Cⓘ Unnamed (Iron Carbonitride)Fe9(N,C)2
Cⓘ Unnamed (Iron Carbide)Fe7C3
Cⓘ Unnamed (Iron Carbide II)Fe2C
NNitrogen
Nⓘ Unnamed (Iron Carbonitride)Fe9(N,C)2
Nⓘ Unnamed (Iron Nitride I)Fe3N
Nⓘ Unnamed (Iron Nitride II)Fe2N
Nⓘ DeltanitrogenN
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ BradleyiteNa3Mg(CO3)(PO4)
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CoesiteSiO2
Oⓘ CorundumAl2O3
Oⓘ CuspidineCa8(Si2O7)2F4
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ EiteliteNa2Mg(CO3)2
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Oⓘ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ Rutile var. Ilmenorutile(Ti,Nb)O2
Oⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
Oⓘ MagnesioferriteMgFe23+O4
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MajoriteMg3(MgSi)(SiO4)3
Oⓘ MerwiniteCa3Mg(SiO4)2
Oⓘ Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
Oⓘ MonticelliteCaMgSiO4
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ NahcoliteNaHCO3
Oⓘ NyerereiteNa2Ca(CO3)2
Oⓘ PericlaseMgO
Oⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Oⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ PlattneritePbO2
Oⓘ Ringwoodite(Mg,Fe2+)2SiO4
Oⓘ Corundum var. RubyAl2O3
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ StishoviteSiO2
Oⓘ WüstiteFeO
Oⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Oⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Oⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
Oⓘ XieiteFe2+Cr2O4
Oⓘ Periclase var. Ferropericlase(Mg,Fe)O
Oⓘ Bridgmanite(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Oⓘ JeffbeniteMg3Al2Si3O12
Oⓘ Unnamed (Calcium Chromium Oxide Postspinel)CaCr2O4
Oⓘ Unnamed (Mg analogue of Xieite)MgCr2O4
Oⓘ Unnamed (Orthorhombic Polymorph of Magnesium Oxide)MgO
Oⓘ Unnamed (Iron Diphosphate)Fe2Fe5(P2O7)4
Oⓘ Unnamed (Sodium-Magnesium Phosphate)Na4Mg3(PO4)2(P2O7)
Oⓘ Spinel SubgroupA2+D23+O4
Oⓘ BreyiteCa3Si3O9
Oⓘ EllinaiteCaCr2O4
Oⓘ UM2001-19-SiO:AlCaMgNa(Na,Mg,Ca)(Mg,Al)Si2O6
Oⓘ DavemaoiteCaSiO3
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fⓘ CuspidineCa8(Si2O7)2F4
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Fⓘ OskarssoniteAlF3
Fⓘ ParascandolaiteKMgF3
Fⓘ Unnamed (Barium-Strontium Aluminium Fluoride)(Ba,Sr)AlF5
NaSodium
Naⓘ BradleyiteNa3Mg(CO3)(PO4)
Naⓘ EiteliteNa2Mg(CO3)2
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
Naⓘ NahcoliteNaHCO3
Naⓘ NyerereiteNa2Ca(CO3)2
Naⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Naⓘ Unnamed (Sodium-Magnesium Phosphate)Na4Mg3(PO4)2(P2O7)
Naⓘ UM2001-19-SiO:AlCaMgNa(Na,Mg,Ca)(Mg,Al)Si2O6
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgⓘ BradleyiteNa3Mg(CO3)(PO4)
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ EiteliteNa2Mg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Mgⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
Mgⓘ MagnesioferriteMgFe23+O4
Mgⓘ MajoriteMg3(MgSi)(SiO4)3
Mgⓘ MerwiniteCa3Mg(SiO4)2
Mgⓘ MonticelliteCaMgSiO4
Mgⓘ PericlaseMgO
Mgⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgⓘ Ringwoodite(Mg,Fe2+)2SiO4
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Mgⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Mgⓘ Periclase var. Ferropericlase(Mg,Fe)O
Mgⓘ Bridgmanite(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Mgⓘ ParascandolaiteKMgF3
Mgⓘ JeffbeniteMg3Al2Si3O12
Mgⓘ Unnamed (Mg analogue of Xieite)MgCr2O4
Mgⓘ Unnamed (Orthorhombic Polymorph of Magnesium Oxide)MgO
Mgⓘ Unnamed (Sodium-Magnesium Phosphate)Na4Mg3(PO4)2(P2O7)
Mgⓘ UM2001-19-SiO:AlCaMgNa(Na,Mg,Ca)(Mg,Al)Si2O6
AlAluminium
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ CorundumAl2O3
Alⓘ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Corundum var. RubyAl2O3
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Alⓘ OskarssoniteAlF3
Alⓘ JeffbeniteMg3Al2Si3O12
Alⓘ Unnamed (Barium-Strontium Aluminium Fluoride)(Ba,Sr)AlF5
Alⓘ UM2001-19-SiO:AlCaMgNa(Na,Mg,Ca)(Mg,Al)Si2O6
SiSilicon
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ CoesiteSiO2
Siⓘ CuspidineCa8(Si2O7)2F4
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Siⓘ MajoriteMg3(MgSi)(SiO4)3
Siⓘ MerwiniteCa3Mg(SiO4)2
Siⓘ MoissaniteSiC
Siⓘ MonticelliteCaMgSiO4
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ Ringwoodite(Mg,Fe2+)2SiO4
Siⓘ StishoviteSiO2
Siⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
Siⓘ Bridgmanite(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Siⓘ JeffbeniteMg3Al2Si3O12
Siⓘ BreyiteCa3Si3O9
Siⓘ UM2001-19-SiO:AlCaMgNa(Na,Mg,Ca)(Mg,Al)Si2O6
Siⓘ DavemaoiteCaSiO3
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ BradleyiteNa3Mg(CO3)(PO4)
Pⓘ Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
Pⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Pⓘ Unnamed (Iron Diphosphate)Fe2Fe5(P2O7)4
Pⓘ Unnamed (Sodium-Magnesium Phosphate)Na4Mg3(PO4)2(P2O7)
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sⓘ MilleriteNiS
Sⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
ClChlorine
Clⓘ CotunnitePbCl2
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
Clⓘ SylviteKCl
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ SylviteKCl
Kⓘ ParascandolaiteKMgF3
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ CuspidineCa8(Si2O7)2F4
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ MerwiniteCa3Mg(SiO4)2
Caⓘ MonticelliteCaMgSiO4
Caⓘ NyerereiteNa2Ca(CO3)2
Caⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Caⓘ Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Caⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Caⓘ Unnamed (Calcium Chromium Oxide Postspinel)CaCr2O4
Caⓘ BreyiteCa3Si3O9
Caⓘ EllinaiteCaCr2O4
Caⓘ UM2001-19-SiO:AlCaMgNa(Na,Mg,Ca)(Mg,Al)Si2O6
Caⓘ DavemaoiteCaSiO3
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ Rutile var. Ilmenorutile(Ti,Nb)O2
Tiⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
CrChromium
Crⓘ XieiteFe2+Cr2O4
Crⓘ YarlongiteCr4Fe4NiC4
Crⓘ Unnamed (Calcium Chromium Oxide Postspinel)CaCr2O4
Crⓘ Unnamed (Mg analogue of Xieite)MgCr2O4
Crⓘ EllinaiteCaCr2O4
MnManganese
Mnⓘ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
FeIron
Feⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ CoheniteFe3C
Feⓘ Haxonite(Fe,Ni)23C6
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ Native IronFe
Feⓘ MagnesioferriteMgFe23+O4
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Feⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Feⓘ Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ Ringwoodite(Mg,Fe2+)2SiO4
Feⓘ ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
Feⓘ WüstiteFeO
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Feⓘ XieiteFe2+Cr2O4
Feⓘ YarlongiteCr4Fe4NiC4
Feⓘ Periclase var. Ferropericlase(Mg,Fe)O
Feⓘ Bridgmanite(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Feⓘ Unnamed (Iron Carbonitride)Fe9(N,C)2
Feⓘ Unnamed (Iron Nitride I)Fe3N
Feⓘ Unnamed (Iron Nitride II)Fe2N
Feⓘ Unnamed (Iron Carbide)Fe7C3
Feⓘ Unnamed (Iron Carbide II)Fe2C
Feⓘ Unnamed (Iron Diphosphate)Fe2Fe5(P2O7)4
NiNickel
Niⓘ Haxonite(Fe,Ni)23C6
Niⓘ MilleriteNiS
Niⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Niⓘ ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
Niⓘ YarlongiteCr4Fe4NiC4
SrStrontium
Srⓘ Unnamed (Barium-Strontium Aluminium Fluoride)(Ba,Sr)AlF5
NbNiobium
Nbⓘ Rutile var. Ilmenorutile(Ti,Nb)O2
BaBarium
Baⓘ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Baⓘ Unnamed (Barium-Strontium Aluminium Fluoride)(Ba,Sr)AlF5
CeCerium
Ceⓘ Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
PbLead
Pbⓘ CotunnitePbCl2
Pbⓘ PlattneritePbO2

Localities in this Region

Brazil

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

South America PlateTectonic Plate

This page contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org. This does not claim to be a complete list. If you know of more minerals from this site, please register so you can add to our database. This locality information is for reference purposes only. You should never attempt to visit any sites listed in mindat.org without first ensuring that you have the permission of the land and/or mineral rights holders for access and that you are aware of all safety precautions necessary.
Quick NavTopCommoditiesMineral ListRock TypesLocalities in RegionOther Regions
 
and/or  
Mindat.org® is an outreach project of the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Mindat® and mindat.org® are registered trademarks of the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy.
Copyright © mindat.org and the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy 1993-2026, except where stated. Most political location boundaries are © OpenStreetMap contributors. Mindat.org relies on the contributions of thousands of members and supporters. Founded in 2000 by Jolyon Ralph and Ida Chau.
Content on this site may not be used to train, fine-tune, or otherwise develop artificial intelligence or machine learning models without prior written permission - see our Terms & Conditions.
To cite: Ralph, J., Von Bargen, D., Martynov, P., Zhang, J., Que, X., Prabhu, A., Morrison, S. M., Li, W., Chen, W., & Ma, X. (2025). Mindat.org: The open access mineralogy database to accelerate data-intensive geoscience research. American Mineralogist, 110(6), 833–844. doi:10.2138/am-2024-9486.
Privacy Policy - Terms & Conditions - Contact Us / DMCA issues - Report a bug/vulnerability Current server date and time: October 19, 2026 21:18:46 Page updated: September 18, 2025 05:24:57
Go to top of page