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Amazonas, Brazili
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Amethyst, etc.

Amazonas, Brazil
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Amethyst, etc.

Amazonas, Brazil
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Ludlamite, etc.

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Amethyst, etc.

Amazonas, Brazil
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Amethyst, etc.

Amazonas, Brazil
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Ludlamite, etc.

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Amethyst, etc.

Amazonas, Brazil
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Amethyst, etc.

Amazonas, Brazil
Neighbouring regions:
ParÃĄ, Brazil
Amazonas, Venezuela
RondÃīnia, Brazil
VaupÃĐs Department, Colombia
Amazonas Department, Colombia
Guainía Department, Colombia
Loreto, Peru
Mato Grosso, Brazil
Roraima, Brazil
Acre, Brazil
Type:
State
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Manaus1,598,210 (2016)
Itacoatiara64,937 (2012)
Parintins64,428 (2012)
Manacapuru52,459 (2012)
Coari50,490 (2013)
TefÃĐ44,942 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
30481
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:30481:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Amazonas, BrÃĐsil
German:
Amazonas, Brasilien
Italian:
Amazonas, Brasile
Portuguese:
Amazonas, Brasil
Russian:
АОазÐūÐ―Ð°Ņ, БŅ€Ð°Ð·ÐļÐŧÐļŅ
Simplified Chinese:
乚éĐŽå­™, å·īčĨŋ
Spanish:
Amazonas, Brasil
Afrikaans:
Amazonas, BrasiliÃŦ
Albanian:
Amazonas, Brazili
Anglo-Saxon:
Amazonas, Brasil
Arabic:
اŲ„ØĢŲ…اØēŲˆŲ†, اŲ„ØĻØąØ§ØēŲŠŲ„
Armenian:
ÔąÕīÕĄÕĶÕļÕķÕĄÕ―, ÔēÖ€ÕĄÕĶÕŦÕŽÕŦÕĄ
Asturian:
Amazonas, Brasil
Aymara:
Amazonas Istado, Wrasil
Azeri:
Amazonas, Braziliya
Basque:
Amazonas, Brasil
Belarusian:
АОазÐūÐ―Ð°Ņ, БŅ€Ð°Ð·Ņ–ÐŧŅ–Ņ
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
АОазÐūÐ―Ð°Ņ, БŅ€Ð°Ð·Ņ‹ÐŧŅ–Ņ
Bengali:
āĶ†āĶŪāĶūāĶœā§‹āĶĻāĶūāĶļ, āĶŽā§āĶ°āĶūāĶœāĶŋāĶē
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
āĶ†āĶŪāĶūāĶœā§‹āĶĻāĶūāĶļ, āĶŽā§āĶ°āĶūāĶœāĶŋāĶē
Bosnian:
Amazonas, Brazil
Breton:
Amazonas, Brazil
Bulgarian:
АОазÐūÐ―Ð°Ņ, БŅ€Ð°Ð·ÐļÐŧÐļŅ
Catalan:
Amazones, Brasil
Cebuano:
Amazonas, Brasil
Cornish:
Amazonas, Brasil
Croatian:
Amazonas, Brazil
Czech:
Amazonas, Brazílie
Danish:
Amazonas, Brasilien
Dutch:
Amazonas, BraziliÃŦ
Emilian-Romagnol:
Amazonas, Brasil
Esperanto:
Amazonio, Brazilo
Estonian:
Amazonase osariik, Brasiilia
Farsi/Persian:
ØĒŲ…اØēŲˆŲ†Ø§Øģ, ØĻØąØēیŲ„
Finnish:
Amazonas, Brasilia
Galician:
Estado do Amazonas, Brasil
Georgian:
ამაზონასი, ბრაზილია
Greek:
ΑξαÎķÏŒÎ―ÎąÏ‚, Î’ÏÎąÎķÎđÎŧÎŊÎą
Guarani:
Amazonas, Pindorama
Gujarati:
āŠāŠŪāŦ‡āŠāŦ‹āŠĻāŠūāŠ, āŠŽāŦāŠ°āŠūāŠāŠŋāŠē
Hebrew:
ŨŨžŨ–Ũ•Ũ ŨŨĄ, Ũ‘ŨĻŨ–Ũ™Ũœ
Hindi:
āĪ†āĪŪāĨ‡āĪœāĪžāĨ‹āĪĻāĪūāĪļ, āĪŽāĨāĪ°āĪūāĪœāĪžāĨ€āĪē
Hungarian:
Amazonas, Brazília
Icelandic:
Amazonas, Brasilía
Ido:
Amazonas, Brazilia
Indonesian:
Amazonas, Brasil
Interlingua:
Amazonas, Brasil
Irish Gaelic:
Amazonas, An Bhrasaíl
Japanese:
ã‚Ēマã‚ūナã‚đ, ブãƒĐã‚ļãƒŦ
Judaeo-Spanish:
Amazonas, Brasil
Kannada:
āē…āēŪāģ†āēœāģ‹āēĻāēūāēļāģ, āēŽāģāē°āģ†āēœāēŋāēēāģ
Korean:
ė•„마ėĄ°ë‚˜ėŠĪ, ëļŒëžė§ˆ
Latin:
Amazones, Brasilia
Latvian:
Amazonasa, BrazÄŦlija
Limburgian:
Amazonas, Braziel
Lithuanian:
Amazonė, Brazilija
Lombard:
Amazonas, Brasil
Macedonian:
АОазÐūÐ―, БŅ€Ð°Ð·ÐļÐŧ
Malagasy:
Amazonas, Brazila
Malay:
Amazonas, Brazil
Marathi:
āĪ…āĪŪāĨ‡āĪāĨ‹āĪĻāĪūāĪļ, āĪŽāĨāĪ°āĪūāĪāĨ€āĪē
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Amazonas, Pa-se
Nahuatl:
Amazonas, Brasil
Norwegian:
Amazonas, Brasil
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Amazonas i Brasil, Brasil
Occitan:
Amazonas, Brasil
Ossetian:
АОазÐūÐ―Ð°Ņ, БŅ€Ð°Ð·ÐļÐŧÐļ
Piedmontese:
Amazonas, Brasil
Polish:
Amazonas, Brazylia
Quechua:
Amarumayu, Brasil
Romanian:
Amazonas, Brazilia
Scots:
Amazonas, Brazil
Serbian:
АОазÐūÐ―Ð°Ņ, БŅ€Ð°Ð·ÐļÐŧ
Serbo-Croatian:
Amazonas, Brazil
Sinhalese:
āķ‡āķļā·ƒā·āķąā·ā·ƒā·Š, āķķā·Šāķŧā·ƒā·“āķ―āķš
Slovak:
Amazonas, Brazília
Swahili:
Amazonas, Brazil
Swedish:
Amazonas, Brasilien
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
АОазÐūÐ―Ð°Ņ, БŅ€Ð°Ð·ÐļÐŧÐļŅ
Tamil:
āŪ…āŪŪāŊ‡āŪšāŊ‹āŪĐāŪūāŪšāŊ, āŪŠāŪŋāŪ°āŊ‡āŪšāŪŋāŪēāŊ
Telugu:
ā°…ā°Ūāą†ā°œāą‹ā°Ļā°ūā°ļāą, ā°Žāąā°°āą†ā°œā°ŋā°ēāą
Tetum:
Amazonas, Brazíl
Thai:
āļ­āļēāļĄāļēāđ‚āļ‹āļ™āļąāļŠ, āļ›āļĢāļ°āđ€āļ—āļĻāļšāļĢāļēāļ‹āļīāļĨ
Traditional Chinese:
䚞éĶŽéœå·ž, å·īčĨŋ
Turkish:
Amazonas, Brezilya
Ukrainian:
АОазÐūÐ―Ð°Ņ, БŅ€Ð°Ð·ÐļÐŧŅ–Ņ
Urdu:
ایŲ…اØēŲˆŲ†Ø§Øģ, ØĻØąØ§ØēیŲ„
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Amazonas, Braziliya
Venetian:
Amazonas, Braxil
Vietnamese:
Amazonas, Brasil
VolapÞk:
Amazonas, BrasilÃĪn
Waray:
Amazonas, Brasil
Welsh:
Amazonas, Brasil
Western Punjabi:
ایŲ…اØēŲˆŲ†Ø§Øģ, ØĻØąØ§ØēیŲ„
Yoruba:
Amazonas, Brasil


Amazonas is divided into 62 municipalities, which are grouped into 13 microregions, which are grouped into 4 mesoregions.

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74 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘ Aegirine
Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6
ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ 'Alkali Feldspar'
ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5(T8O22)W2
ⓘ Anatase
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Anatase var. Niobium-bearing Anatase
Formula: (Ti,Nb)O2
ⓘ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘ Annite
Formula: KFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Arfvedsonite
Formula: NaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ 'BastnÃĪsite'
Formula: (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
ⓘ BastnÃĪsite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(CO3)F
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
ⓘ Brookite
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
ⓘ Cerianite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce4+O2
ⓘ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ 'Chamosite-Clinochlore Series'
ⓘ Chiolite
Formula: Na5Al3F14
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Coffinite
Formula: U(SiO4) · nH2O
References:
Hadlich, Ingrid W., Bastos Neto, Artur C., Pereira, Vitor P., Dill, Harald G., Botelho, Nilson F. (2024) The Radioactive Rare Metal Mineralization in the World-Class Sn-Nb-Ta-U-Th-REE-Deposit Madeira (Pitinga, Amazonas State, Brazil): With Special Reference to the Complex Alteration of Pyrochlore-Group Minerals. Minerals, 14 (9). doi:10.3390/min14090895
Breiter, Karel, Costi, Hilton Tulio, KorbelovÃĄ, Zuzana (2024) Pyrochlore-Supergroup Minerals and Their Relation to Columbite-Group Minerals in Peralkaline to Subaluminous A-Type Rare-Metal Granites with Special Emphasis on the Madeira Pluton, Amazonas, Brazil. Minerals, 14 (12). doi:10.3390/min14121302
Hadlich, Ingrid W.; Neto, Artur C. Bastos; Pereira, Vitor P.; Dill, Harald G.; Botelho, Nilson F. (2025) The Diversity of Rare-Metal Pegmatites Associated with Albite-Enriched Granite in the World-Class Madeira Sn-Nb-Ta-Cryolite Deposit, Amazonas, Brazil: A Complex Magmatic-Hydrothermal Transition. Minerals, 15 (6). doi:10.3390/min15060559
Bastos Neto, Artur C.; Hadlich, Ingrid W.; Dill, Harald G.; Pereira, Vitor P. (2026) REE Mineralogical Evolution in a F-Rich Peralkaline System: A Review on the REE Mineralization Associated with the Madeira Sn-Nb-Ta-Cryolite (REE, U, Th, Zr, Li) Deposit (Amazonas, Brazil). Minerals, 16 (4). p.417. doi:10.3390/min16040417
ⓘ 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'
ⓘ Columbite-(Mn)
Formula: Mn2+Nb2O6
ⓘ Crandallite
Formula: CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
ⓘ Cryolite
Formula: Na2NaAlF6
ⓘ Danalite
Formula: Be3Fe2+4(SiO4)3S
ⓘ Dickite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ Eudialyte
Formula: Na15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group var. Perthite'
ⓘ Fergusonite-(Y)
Formula: YNbO4
ⓘ 'Florencite'
ⓘ Florencite-(Ce)
Formula: CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
ⓘ Fluocerite-(Ce)
Formula: CeF3
References:
Horbe, A. M. C., & da Costa, M. L. (1999). Geochemical evolution of a lateritic Sn–Zr–Th–Nb–Y–REE-bearing ore body derived from apogranite: the case of Pitinga, Amazonas—Brazil. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 66(1), 339-351.
Bastos Neto, A. C., Pereira, V. P., Ronchi, L. H., de Lima, E. F., Frantz, J. C. (2009) THE WORLD-CLASS Sn, Nb, Ta, F (Y, REE, Li) DEPOSIT AND THE MASSIVE CRYOLITE ASSOCIATED WITH THE ALBITE-ENRICHED FACIES OF THE MADEIRA A-TYPE GRANITE, PITINGA MINING DISTRICT, AMAZONAS STATE, BRAZIL. The Canadian Mineralogist, 47 (6) 1329-1357 doi:10.3749/canmin.47.6.1329
Borges, R. M. K., Amorim, L. E. D., Rios, F. J., Santos, G. C. S. D., Freitas, M. E., Lima, T. A. F. D., ... & Pedrosa, T. A. (2022). Melt-melt immiscibility and implications for the origin of Madeira albite-rich granite, Pitinga mine, Amazonas, Brazil: A melt inclusion study. Brazilian Journal of Geology, 51.
Hadlich, Ingrid W.; Neto, Artur C. Bastos; Pereira, Vitor P.; Dill, Harald G.; Botelho, Nilson F. (2025) The Diversity of Rare-Metal Pegmatites Associated with Albite-Enriched Granite in the World-Class Madeira Sn-Nb-Ta-Cryolite Deposit, Amazonas, Brazil: A Complex Magmatic-Hydrothermal Transition. Minerals, 15 (6). doi:10.3390/min15060559
Bastos Neto, Artur C.; Hadlich, Ingrid W.; Dill, Harald G.; Pereira, Vitor P. (2026) REE Mineralogical Evolution in a F-Rich Peralkaline System: A Review on the REE Mineralization Associated with the Madeira Sn-Nb-Ta-Cryolite (REE, U, Th, Zr, Li) Deposit (Amazonas, Brazil). Minerals, 16 (4). p.417. doi:10.3390/min16040417
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ 'Gagarinite'
References:
Hadlich, Ingrid W., Bastos Neto, Artur C., Pereira, Vitor P., Dill, Harald G., Botelho, Nilson F. (2024) The Radioactive Rare Metal Mineralization in the World-Class Sn-Nb-Ta-U-Th-REE-Deposit Madeira (Pitinga, Amazonas State, Brazil): With Special Reference to the Complex Alteration of Pyrochlore-Group Minerals. Minerals, 14 (9). doi:10.3390/min14090895
Hadlich, Ingrid W.; Neto, Artur C. Bastos; Pereira, Vitor P.; Dill, Harald G.; Botelho, Nilson F. (2025) The Diversity of Rare-Metal Pegmatites Associated with Albite-Enriched Granite in the World-Class Madeira Sn-Nb-Ta-Cryolite Deposit, Amazonas, Brazil: A Complex Magmatic-Hydrothermal Transition. Minerals, 15 (6). doi:10.3390/min15060559
Bastos Neto, Artur C.; Hadlich, Ingrid W.; Dill, Harald G.; Pereira, Vitor P. (2026) REE Mineralogical Evolution in a F-Rich Peralkaline System: A Review on the REE Mineralization Associated with the Madeira Sn-Nb-Ta-Cryolite (REE, U, Th, Zr, Li) Deposit (Amazonas, Brazil). Minerals, 16 (4). p.417. doi:10.3390/min16040417
ⓘ Gagarinite-(Y)
Formula: NaCaYF6
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Genthelvite
Formula: Be3Zn4(SiO4)3S
ⓘ Gibbsite
Formula: Al(OH)3
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
ⓘ Gorceixite
Formula: BaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
ⓘ Halloysite
Formula: Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
ⓘ Hastingsite
Formula: NaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
ⓘ Helvine
Formula: Be3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
ⓘ Hollandite
Formula: Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
ⓘ Hydrokenoralstonite
Formula: Na0.5(Al,Mg)2(F,OH)6 · H2O
ⓘ Hydropyrochlore
Formula: (H2O,◻)2Nb2(O,OH)6(H2O)
ⓘ 'Iron oxide'
ⓘ Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
ⓘ 'Lepidolite'
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Ludlamite
Formula: Fe2+3(PO4)2 · 4H2O
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ 'Mica Group'
ⓘ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ 'Microlite Group'
Formula: A2-mTa2X6-wZ1-n
ⓘ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
ⓘ 'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
ⓘ Native Bismuth
Formula: Bi
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
ⓘ Native Lead
Formula: Pb
ⓘ Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
References:
Hadlich, Ingrid W., Bastos Neto, Artur C., Pereira, Vitor P., Dill, Harald G., Botelho, Nilson F. (2024) The Radioactive Rare Metal Mineralization in the World-Class Sn-Nb-Ta-U-Th-REE-Deposit Madeira (Pitinga, Amazonas State, Brazil): With Special Reference to the Complex Alteration of Pyrochlore-Group Minerals. Minerals, 14 (9). doi:10.3390/min14090895
Hadlich, Ingrid W.; Neto, Artur C. Bastos; Pereira, Vitor P.; Dill, Harald G.; Botelho, Nilson F. (2025) The Diversity of Rare-Metal Pegmatites Associated with Albite-Enriched Granite in the World-Class Madeira Sn-Nb-Ta-Cryolite Deposit, Amazonas, Brazil: A Complex Magmatic-Hydrothermal Transition. Minerals, 15 (6). doi:10.3390/min15060559
Bastos Neto, Artur C.; Hadlich, Ingrid W.; Dill, Harald G.; Pereira, Vitor P. (2026) REE Mineralogical Evolution in a F-Rich Peralkaline System: A Review on the REE Mineralization Associated with the Madeira Sn-Nb-Ta-Cryolite (REE, U, Th, Zr, Li) Deposit (Amazonas, Brazil). Minerals, 16 (4). p.417. doi:10.3390/min16040417
ⓘ 'Oxynatropyrochlore'
Formula: (Na,Ca,U)2Nb2O6(O,OH)
ⓘ Petscheckite ?
Formula: UFe(Nb,Ta)2O8
ⓘ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ Polylithionite
Formula: KLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
ⓘ 'Pyrochlore Group'
Formula: A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
ⓘ 'Pyrochlore Group var. Plumbopyrochlore (of Skorobogatova et al.)'
Formula: (Pb,Y,U,Ca)2-xNb2O6(OH)
ⓘ 'Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)'
Formula: (Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 15 localities in this region.
ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
References:
Jeffrey de Fourestier collectionIdentified by Jeffrey de Fourestier: Visual Identification
ⓘ Riebeckite
Formula: ◻Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Rutile var. Niobium-bearing Rutile
Formula: (Ti,Nb)O2
ⓘ Sepiolite
Formula: Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
ⓘ Siderophyllite
Formula: KFe2+2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
ⓘ 'Smectite Group'
Formula: A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ 'Tantalite'
Formula: (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
ⓘ Thomsenolite
Formula: NaCa[AlF6] · H2O
ⓘ Thorite
Formula: Th(SiO4)
ⓘ Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
ⓘ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ Uraninite
Formula: UO2
References:
Hadlich, Ingrid W., Bastos Neto, Artur C., Pereira, Vitor P., Dill, Harald G., Botelho, Nilson F. (2024) The Radioactive Rare Metal Mineralization in the World-Class Sn-Nb-Ta-U-Th-REE-Deposit Madeira (Pitinga, Amazonas State, Brazil): With Special Reference to the Complex Alteration of Pyrochlore-Group Minerals. Minerals, 14 (9). doi:10.3390/min14090895
Breiter, Karel, Costi, Hilton Tulio, KorbelovÃĄ, Zuzana (2024) Pyrochlore-Supergroup Minerals and Their Relation to Columbite-Group Minerals in Peralkaline to Subaluminous A-Type Rare-Metal Granites with Special Emphasis on the Madeira Pluton, Amazonas, Brazil. Minerals, 14 (12). doi:10.3390/min14121302
Bastos Neto, Artur C.; Hadlich, Ingrid W.; Dill, Harald G.; Pereira, Vitor P. (2026) REE Mineralogical Evolution in a F-Rich Peralkaline System: A Review on the REE Mineralization Associated with the Madeira Sn-Nb-Ta-Cryolite (REE, U, Th, Zr, Li) Deposit (Amazonas, Brazil). Minerals, 16 (4). p.417. doi:10.3390/min16040417
✩ Vivianite
Formula: Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
ⓘ Waimirite-(Y) (TL)
Formula: YF3
ⓘ 'Xenotime'
ⓘ Xenotime-(Y)
Formula: Y(PO4)
ⓘ 'Zinnwaldite'
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
ⓘ Zircon var. Malacon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

SnO2ⓘ Cassiterite
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Cassiterite

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Cassiterite

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Cassiterite

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Cassiterite

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Cassiterite

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Cassiterite

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Na2NaAlF6ⓘ Cryolite
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Cryolite

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Cryolite, etc.

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Cryolite

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Cryolite, etc.

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Cryolite

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Cryolite

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Cryolite, etc.

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Cryolite

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Cryolite, etc.

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Be3Zn4(SiO4)3Sⓘ Genthelvite
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Genthelvite

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Genthelvite

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Genthelvite

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Na0.5(Al,Mg)2(F,OH)6 · H2O ⓘ Hydrokenoralstonite
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Hydrokenoralstonite

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Hydrokenoralstonite

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Hydrokenoralstonite

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Fe2+3(PO4)2 · 4H2Oⓘ Ludlamite
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Ludlamite, etc.

Cabeça do Cachorro claim, SÃĢo Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, Brazil
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Ludlamite, etc.

Cabeça do Cachorro claim, SÃĢo Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, Brazil
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Ludlamite, etc.

Cabeça do Cachorro claim, SÃĢo Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, Brazil
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Ludlamite, etc.

Cabeça do Cachorro claim, SÃĢo Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, Brazil
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Ludlamite, etc.

Cabeça do Cachorro claim, SÃĢo Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, Brazil
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Ludlamite, etc.

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Ludlamite, etc.

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Ludlamite, etc.

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SiO2ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst
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Amethyst, etc.

Amazonas, Brazil
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Amethyst, etc.

Amazonas, Brazil
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Amethyst, etc.

Amazonas, Brazil
FeCO3ⓘ Siderite
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Siderite, etc.

Cabeça do Cachorro claim, SÃĢo Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, Brazil
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Siderite

Morro dos Seis Lagos, SÃĢo Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, Brazil
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Siderite, etc.

Cabeça do Cachorro claim, SÃĢo Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, Brazil
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Siderite

Morro dos Seis Lagos, SÃĢo Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, Brazil
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Siderite, etc.

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Siderite

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Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2Oⓘ Vivianite
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Vivianite

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Vivianite

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Vivianite

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Vivianite

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Vivianite

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Vivianite

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Vivianite

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Vivianite

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YF3ⓘ Waimirite-(Y) (TL)
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Waimirite-(Y)

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Waimirite-(Y)

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Waimirite-(Y)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
ⓘNative Lead1.AA.05Pb
ⓘNative Bismuth1.CA.05Bi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
ⓘBornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘMolybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘWaimirite-(Y) (TL)3.A0.YF3
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
ⓘGagarinite-(Y)3.AB.35NaCaYF6
ⓘFluocerite-(Ce)3.AC.15CeF3
ⓘCryolite3.CB.15Na2NaAlF6
ⓘThomsenolite3.CB.40NaCa[AlF6] · H2O
ⓘChiolite3.CE.05Na5Al3F14
ⓘHydrokenoralstonite3.CF.05 Na0.5(Al,Mg)2(F,OH)6 · H2O
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ'Microlite Group'4.00.A2-mTa2X6-wZ1-n
ⓘ'Pyrochlore Group
var. Plumbopyrochlore (of Skorobogatova et al.)'		4.00.(Pb,Y,U,Ca)2-xNb2O6(OH)
ⓘ''4.00.A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
ⓘ'var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)'4.00.(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz
var. Amethyst		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘCassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
ⓘvar. Niobium-bearing Rutile4.DB.05(Ti,Nb)O2
ⓘColumbite-(Mn)4.DB.35Mn2+Nb2O6
ⓘAnatase4.DD.05TiO2
ⓘvar. Niobium-bearing Anatase4.DD.05(Ti,Nb)O2
ⓘBrookite4.DD.10TiO2
ⓘHydropyrochlore4.DH.15(H2O,â—ŧ)2Nb2(O,OH)6(H2O)
ⓘ'Oxynatropyrochlore'4.DH.15(Na,Ca,U)2Nb2O6(O,OH)
ⓘPetscheckite ?4.DH.35UFe(Nb,Ta)2O8
ⓘHollandite4.DK.05aBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
ⓘCerianite-(Ce)4.DL.05Ce4+O2
ⓘUraninite4.DL.05UO2
ⓘGibbsite4.FE.10Al(OH)3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
ⓘAnkerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘBastnÃĪsite-(Ce)5.BD.20aCe(CO3)F
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘJarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘFergusonite-(Y)7.GA.05YNbO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘXenotime-(Y)8.AD.35Y(PO4)
ⓘCrandallite8.BL.10CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
ⓘGorceixite8.BL.10BaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
ⓘFlorencite-(Ce)8.BL.13CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
ⓘLudlamite8.CD.20Fe2+3(PO4)2 · 4H2O
ⓘVivianite8.CE.40Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘCoffinite9.AD.30U(SiO4) · nH2O
ⓘThorite9.AD.30Th(SiO4)
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘvar. Malacon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘTopaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘEudialyte9.CO.10Na15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2
ⓘAegirine9.DA.25NaFe3+Si2O6
ⓘActinolite9.DE.10â—ŧCa2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘHastingsite9.DE.15NaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
ⓘArfvedsonite9.DE.25NaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘRiebeckite9.DE.25â—ŧNa2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘMuscovite
var. Illite		9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘAnnite9.EC.20KFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘPhlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘPolylithionite9.EC.20KLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
ⓘSiderophyllite9.EC.20KFe2+2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
ⓘDickite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘHalloysite9.ED.10Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
ⓘSepiolite9.EE.25Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
ⓘMicrocline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘOrthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘDanalite9.FB.10Be3Fe2+4(SiO4)3S
ⓘGenthelvite9.FB.10Be3Zn4(SiO4)3S
ⓘHelvine9.FB.10Be3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S
Unclassified
ⓘ'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'		-KAlSi3O8
ⓘ'Alkali Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5(T8O22)W2
ⓘ'BastnÃĪsite'-(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Lepidolite'-
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
ⓘ'Tantalite'-(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ'Zinnwaldite'-
ⓘ'Xenotime'-
ⓘ'Feldspar Group
var. Perthite'		-
ⓘ'Mica Group'-
ⓘ'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'-
ⓘ'Chamosite-Clinochlore Series'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Florencite'-
ⓘ'Smectite Group'-A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
ⓘ'Gagarinite'-
ⓘ'Iron oxide'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Hⓘ AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ ArfvedsoniteNaNa2(Fe42+Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Hⓘ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Hⓘ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2
Hⓘ Florencite-(Ce)CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Hⓘ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ GorceixiteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Hⓘ HalloysiteAl2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
Hⓘ HastingsiteNaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Hⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Hⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Hⓘ Hydropyrochlore(H2O,◻)2Nb2(O,OH)6(H2O)
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ LudlamiteFe32+(PO4)2 · 4H2O
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Plumbopyrochlore (of Skorobogatova et al.)(Pb,Y,U,Ca)2-xNb2O6(OH)
Hⓘ PolylithioniteKLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
Hⓘ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Hⓘ Hydrokenoralstonite Na0.5(Al,Mg)2(F,OH)6 · H2O
Hⓘ Riebeckite◻Na2(Fe32+Fe23+)Si8O22(OH)2
Hⓘ SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
Hⓘ SiderophylliteKFe22+Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ ThomsenoliteNaCa[AlF6] · H2O
Hⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Hⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
Hⓘ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Hⓘ Zinnwaldite
Hⓘ Chamosite-Clinochlore Series
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
Hⓘ Oxynatropyrochlore(Na,Ca,U)2Nb2O6(O,OH)
LiLithium
Liⓘ PolylithioniteKLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
Liⓘ Zinnwaldite
BeBeryllium
Beⓘ DanaliteBe3Fe42+(SiO4)3S
Beⓘ GenthelviteBe3Zn4(SiO4)3S
Beⓘ HelvineBe3Mn42+(SiO4)3S
BBoron
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
Cⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cⓘ BastnÃĪsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
Cⓘ BastnÃĪsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Oⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Oⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5(T8O22)W2
Oⓘ AnataseTiO2
Oⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oⓘ AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ ArfvedsoniteNaNa2(Fe42+Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ BastnÃĪsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
Oⓘ BastnÃĪsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ BrookiteTiO2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Oⓘ Cerianite-(Ce)Ce4+O2
Oⓘ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Oⓘ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Oⓘ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ DanaliteBe3Fe42+(SiO4)3S
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2
Oⓘ Fergusonite-(Y)YNbO4
Oⓘ Florencite-(Ce)CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ GenthelviteBe3Zn4(SiO4)3S
Oⓘ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ GorceixiteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Oⓘ HalloysiteAl2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
Oⓘ HastingsiteNaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Oⓘ HelvineBe3Mn42+(SiO4)3S
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Oⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Oⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ Hydropyrochlore(H2O,◻)2Nb2(O,OH)6(H2O)
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ LudlamiteFe32+(PO4)2 · 4H2O
Oⓘ Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ PetscheckiteUFe(Nb,Ta)2O8
Oⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Plumbopyrochlore (of Skorobogatova et al.)(Pb,Y,U,Ca)2-xNb2O6(OH)
Oⓘ PolylithioniteKLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
Oⓘ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Hydrokenoralstonite Na0.5(Al,Mg)2(F,OH)6 · H2O
Oⓘ Riebeckite◻Na2(Fe32+Fe23+)Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Oⓘ SiderophylliteKFe22+Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Oⓘ ThomsenoliteNaCa[AlF6] · H2O
Oⓘ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Oⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oⓘ UraniniteUO2
Oⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
Oⓘ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Oⓘ Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
Oⓘ Zinnwaldite
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
Oⓘ Chamosite-Clinochlore Series
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ Anatase var. Niobium-bearing Anatase(Ti,Nb)O2
Oⓘ Rutile var. Niobium-bearing Rutile(Ti,Nb)O2
Oⓘ Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
Oⓘ Zircon var. MalaconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Oxynatropyrochlore(Na,Ca,U)2Nb2O6(O,OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ BastnÃĪsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
Fⓘ BastnÃĪsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fⓘ ChioliteNa5Al3F14
Fⓘ CryoliteNa2NaAlF6
Fⓘ Fluocerite-(Ce)CeF3
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Fⓘ Gagarinite-(Y)NaCaYF6
Fⓘ PolylithioniteKLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
Fⓘ Hydrokenoralstonite Na0.5(Al,Mg)2(F,OH)6 · H2O
Fⓘ ThomsenoliteNaCa[AlF6] · H2O
Fⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Fⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
Fⓘ Zinnwaldite
Fⓘ Waimirite-(Y)YF3
NaSodium
Naⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ ArfvedsoniteNaNa2(Fe42+Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2
Naⓘ ChioliteNa5Al3F14
Naⓘ CryoliteNa2NaAlF6
Naⓘ EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2
Naⓘ Gagarinite-(Y)NaCaYF6
Naⓘ HastingsiteNaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Naⓘ Hydrokenoralstonite Na0.5(Al,Mg)2(F,OH)6 · H2O
Naⓘ Riebeckite◻Na2(Fe32+Fe23+)Si8O22(OH)2
Naⓘ ThomsenoliteNaCa[AlF6] · H2O
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Naⓘ Oxynatropyrochlore(Na,Ca,U)2Nb2O6(O,OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mgⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ Hydrokenoralstonite Na0.5(Al,Mg)2(F,OH)6 · H2O
Mgⓘ SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
Mgⓘ Chamosite-Clinochlore Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ ChioliteNa5Al3F14
Alⓘ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Alⓘ CryoliteNa2NaAlF6
Alⓘ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ Florencite-(Ce)CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Alⓘ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Alⓘ GorceixiteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Alⓘ HalloysiteAl2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
Alⓘ HastingsiteNaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ PolylithioniteKLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
Alⓘ Hydrokenoralstonite Na0.5(Al,Mg)2(F,OH)6 · H2O
Alⓘ SiderophylliteKFe22+Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ ThomsenoliteNaCa[AlF6] · H2O
Alⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Alⓘ Zinnwaldite
Alⓘ Chamosite-Clinochlore Series
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Siⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Siⓘ AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ ArfvedsoniteNaNa2(Fe42+Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Siⓘ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ DanaliteBe3Fe42+(SiO4)3S
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2
Siⓘ GenthelviteBe3Zn4(SiO4)3S
Siⓘ HalloysiteAl2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
Siⓘ HastingsiteNaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Siⓘ HelvineBe3Mn42+(SiO4)3S
Siⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ PolylithioniteKLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Riebeckite◻Na2(Fe32+Fe23+)Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
Siⓘ SiderophylliteKFe22+Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Siⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Siⓘ Zinnwaldite
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Chamosite-Clinochlore Series
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ Zircon var. MalaconZr(SiO4)
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Pⓘ Florencite-(Ce)CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Pⓘ GorceixiteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Pⓘ LudlamiteFe32+(PO4)2 · 4H2O
Pⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Pⓘ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Pⓘ Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Sⓘ DanaliteBe3Fe42+(SiO4)3S
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ GenthelviteBe3Zn4(SiO4)3S
Sⓘ HelvineBe3Mn42+(SiO4)3S
Sⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Sⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Clⓘ EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2
KPotassium
Kⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Kⓘ AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Kⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Kⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Kⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ PolylithioniteKLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2
Kⓘ SiderophylliteKFe22+Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Zinnwaldite
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Caⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ Gagarinite-(Y)NaCaYF6
Caⓘ HastingsiteNaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Caⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Plumbopyrochlore (of Skorobogatova et al.)(Pb,Y,U,Ca)2-xNb2O6(OH)
Caⓘ ThomsenoliteNaCa[AlF6] · H2O
Caⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caⓘ Oxynatropyrochlore(Na,Ca,U)2Nb2O6(O,OH)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ AnataseTiO2
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiⓘ BrookiteTiO2
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
Tiⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
Tiⓘ Anatase var. Niobium-bearing Anatase(Ti,Nb)O2
Tiⓘ Rutile var. Niobium-bearing Rutile(Ti,Nb)O2
MnManganese
Mnⓘ HelvineBe3Mn42+(SiO4)3S
Mnⓘ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Mnⓘ Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
Mnⓘ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Mnⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
FeIron
Feⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Feⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Feⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feⓘ AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Feⓘ ArfvedsoniteNaNa2(Fe42+Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ DanaliteBe3Fe42+(SiO4)3S
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HastingsiteNaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Feⓘ LudlamiteFe32+(PO4)2 · 4H2O
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ PetscheckiteUFe(Nb,Ta)2O8
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ Riebeckite◻Na2(Fe32+Fe23+)Si8O22(OH)2
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Feⓘ SiderophylliteKFe22+Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Feⓘ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Feⓘ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Feⓘ Zinnwaldite
Feⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
Feⓘ Chamosite-Clinochlore Series
CuCopper
Cuⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
ZnZinc
Znⓘ GenthelviteBe3Zn4(SiO4)3S
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
YYttrium
Yⓘ BastnÃĪsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Yⓘ Fergusonite-(Y)YNbO4
Yⓘ Gagarinite-(Y)NaCaYF6
Yⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Plumbopyrochlore (of Skorobogatova et al.)(Pb,Y,U,Ca)2-xNb2O6(OH)
Yⓘ Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
Yⓘ Waimirite-(Y)YF3
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Zrⓘ Zircon var. MalaconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nbⓘ Fergusonite-(Y)YNbO4
Nbⓘ Hydropyrochlore(H2O,◻)2Nb2(O,OH)6(H2O)
Nbⓘ Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
Nbⓘ PetscheckiteUFe(Nb,Ta)2O8
Nbⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Plumbopyrochlore (of Skorobogatova et al.)(Pb,Y,U,Ca)2-xNb2O6(OH)
Nbⓘ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Nbⓘ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Nbⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
Nbⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
Nbⓘ Anatase var. Niobium-bearing Anatase(Ti,Nb)O2
Nbⓘ Rutile var. Niobium-bearing Rutile(Ti,Nb)O2
Nbⓘ Oxynatropyrochlore(Na,Ca,U)2Nb2O6(O,OH)
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
SnTin
Snⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Baⓘ GorceixiteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Baⓘ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
CeCerium
Ceⓘ BastnÃĪsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
Ceⓘ BastnÃĪsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Ceⓘ Cerianite-(Ce)Ce4+O2
Ceⓘ Florencite-(Ce)CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Ceⓘ Fluocerite-(Ce)CeF3
Ceⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
NdNeodymium
Ndⓘ BastnÃĪsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
TaTantalum
Taⓘ Microlite GroupA2-mTa2X6-wZ1-n
Taⓘ PetscheckiteUFe(Nb,Ta)2O8
Taⓘ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Taⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ Native LeadPb
Pbⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Plumbopyrochlore (of Skorobogatova et al.)(Pb,Y,U,Ca)2-xNb2O6(OH)
BiBismuth
Biⓘ Native BismuthBi
ThThorium
Thⓘ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
UUranium
Uⓘ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Uⓘ PetscheckiteUFe(Nb,Ta)2O8
Uⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Plumbopyrochlore (of Skorobogatova et al.)(Pb,Y,U,Ca)2-xNb2O6(OH)
Uⓘ UraniniteUO2
Uⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
Uⓘ Oxynatropyrochlore(Na,Ca,U)2Nb2O6(O,OH)

Geochronology

Mineralization age: Paleoproterozoic : 1885 Âą 4 Ma to 1782 Âą 4.6 Ma

Important note: This table is based only on rock and mineral ages recorded on mindat.org for this locality and is not necessarily a complete representation of the geochronology, but does give an indication of possible mineralization events relevant to this locality. As more age information is added this table may expand in the future. A break in the table simply indicates a lack of data entered here, not necessarily a break in the geologic sequence. Grey background entries are from different, related, localities.

Geologic TimeRocks, Minerals and Events
Precambrian
 Proterozoic
  Paleoproterozoic
   Statherian
ⓘ Mica Group1782 ± 4.6 MaMadeira pluton, Pitinga mine, Presidente Figueiredo, Amazonas, Brazil
ⓘ Zircon (youngest age)1794 ± 19 MaMadeira pluton, Pitinga mine, Presidente Figueiredo, Amazonas, Brazil
   Orosirian
ⓘ Zircon (oldest age)1885 ± 4 MaMadeira pluton, Pitinga mine, Presidente Figueiredo, Amazonas, Brazil

Fossils

There are 107 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences107
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed408 Ma (Early/Lower Devonian)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Tentaculites
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Tentaculitidae : Tentaculites393.3 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Gastropoda
class		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda387.7 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Bivalvia
class		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia387.7 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Metacryphaeus
genus		Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Calmoniidae : Metacryphaeus387.7 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Phacops
genus		Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Phacopidae : Phacops407.6 - 387.7 Ma
Devonian
Ostracoda
class		Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda393.3 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Brachiopoda
phylum		Animalia : Brachiopoda387.7 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Lingula
genus		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Lingulidae : Lingula387.7 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Schuchertella
genus		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Schuchertellidae : Schuchertella387.7 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Crinoidea
class		Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea387.7 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Cryptotaxis
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Conodontophorida : Cryptotaxis379.5 - 376.1 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Mehlina
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Ozarkodinida : Polygnathidae : Mehlina379.5 - 376.1 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Ozarkodina
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Prioniodontidae : Ozarkodina379.5 - 376.1 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Polygnathus
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Polygnathidae : Polygnathus379.5 - 376.1 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Prioniodina
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Conodontophorida : Prioniodina379.5 - 376.1 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Serpentes
unranked clade		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Serpentes11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Eunectes
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Boidae : Eunectes11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Colubridae
family		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Colubridae11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Marmosa
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Didelphimorphia : Didelphidae : Marmosa0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Atelidae
family		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Atelidae11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Sciurus
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae : Sciurus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Oryzomys
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Oryzomys0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Proterotheriidae
family		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proterotheriidae11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Dasypus (Dasypus) novemcinctus
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cingulata : Dasypodidae : Dasypus : Dasypus (Dasypus) novemcinctus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Puma concolor
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Puma : Puma concolor0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Panthera onca
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Panthera : Panthera onca0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Myrmecophaga tridactyla
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pilosa : Myrmecophagidae : Myrmecophaga : Myrmecophaga tridactyla0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Retimonocolpites
genus		Plantae : Retimonocolpites23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Carnosauria
unranked clade		Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Avetheropoda : Carnosauria145 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Pelomedusoides
superfamily		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Pelomedusoides125 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Ampullariidae
family		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Architaenioglossa : Ampullariidae15.97 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Agoutidae
family		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Agoutidae11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Araripemys
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Araripemydidae : Araripemys125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Foraminifera
phylum		Chromista : Foraminifera393.3 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Cyclopes
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pilosa : Cyclopedidae : Cyclopes0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Tapirus terrestris
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Tapiridae : Tapirus : Tapirus terrestris0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Pampatheriidae
family		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cingulata : Pampatheriidae11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Inia geoffrensis
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Iniidae : Inia : Inia geoffrensis0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Littoridina
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cochliopidae : Littoridina11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Ateles paniscus
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Atelidae : Ateles : Ateles paniscus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Saguinus midas
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Cebidae : Saguinus : Saguinus midas0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Sapajus apella
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Cebidae : Sapajus : Sapajus apella0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Bradypus tridactylus
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pilosa : Bradypodidae : Bradypus : Bradypus tridactylus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Choloepus didactylus
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Xenarthra : Megalonychidae : Choloepus : Choloepus didactylus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Tamandua tetradactyla
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Xenarthra : Myrmecophagidae : Tamandua : Tamandua tetradactyla0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Eira barbara
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Eira : Eira barbara0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Caluromys philander
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Didelphimorphia : Didelphidae : Caluromys : Caluromys philander0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Philander opossum
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Didelphimorphia : Didelphidae : Philander : Philander opossum0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Marmosa murina
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Didelphimorphia : Didelphidae : Marmosa : Marmosa murina0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Coendou prehensilis
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Erethizontidae : Coendou : Coendou prehensilis0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Dasyprocta leporina
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Dasyproctidae : Dasyprocta : Dasyprocta leporina0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Spiriferoidea
superfamily		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Spiriferoidea407.6 - 387.7 Ma
Devonian
Araripemys barretoi
species		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Araripemydidae : Araripemys : Araripemys barretoi125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Lontra longicaudis
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Lontra : Lontra longicaudis0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Cervus gouazoubira
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervidae : Cervus : Cervus gouazoubira0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Mesomys
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Echimyidae : Mesomys0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Isothrix
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Echimyidae : Isothrix0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Proechimys
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Echimyidae : Proechimys0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Neacomys
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Neacomys0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Dasypus (Hyperoambon) kappleri
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cingulata : Dasypodidae : Dasypus : Dasypus (Hyperoambon) kappleri0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Colombophis spinosus
species		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Aniliidae : Colombophis : Colombophis spinosus11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Paradracaena
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Teiidae : Paradracaena11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Epicrates
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Boidae : Epicrates11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Potamarchus murinus
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Dinomyidae : Potamarchus : Potamarchus murinus11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Phoberomys bordasi
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Dinomyidae : Phoberomys : Phoberomys bordasi11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Nasua nasua
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Procyonidae : Nasua : Nasua nasua0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Alouatta seniculus
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Atelidae : Alouatta : Alouatta seniculus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Potos flavus
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Procyonidae : Potos : Potos flavus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Speothos venaticus
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Speothos : Speothos venaticus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Priodontes maximus
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cingulata : Dasypodidae : Priodontes : Priodontes maximus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Cuniculus paca
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cuniculidae : Cuniculus : Cuniculus paca0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Myoprocta acouchy
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Dasyproctidae : Myoprocta : Myoprocta acouchy0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Mazama americana
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervidae : Mazama : Mazama americana0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Metachirus nudicaudatus
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Didelphimorphia : Didelphidae : Metachirus : Metachirus nudicaudatus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Chelonoidis
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Testudinidae : Chelonoidis11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Drytomomys
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Dinomyidae : Drytomomys11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Psilamonocolpites
genus		Plantae : Magnoliophyta : Psilamonocolpites23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Mauritiidites franciscoi
species		Plantae : Tracheophyta : Liliopsida : Arecales : Arecaceae : Mauritiidites : Mauritiidites franciscoi23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Phractocephalus acreornatus
species		Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Siluriformes : Pimelodidae : Phractocephalus : Phractocephalus acreornatus11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Neoepiblemidae
family		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Neoepiblemidae11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Neoepiblema horridula
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Neoepiblemidae : Neoepiblema : Neoepiblema horridula11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Pyrgophorus
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cochliopidae : Pyrgophorus11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Sheppardiconcha septencincta
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pachychilidae : Sheppardiconcha : Sheppardiconcha septencincta11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Melongena woodwardi
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Melongenidae : Melongena : Melongena woodwardi15.97 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Nassarius reductus
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Nassariidae : Nassarius : Nassarius reductus15.97 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Eupera
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Sphaeriida : Sphaeriidae : Eupera11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Diplodon longulus
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae : Diplodon : Diplodon longulus11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Caiman brevirostris
species		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Alligatoridae : Caiman : Caiman brevirostris11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Caluromys lanatus
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Didelphimorphia : Didelphidae : Caluromys : Caluromys lanatus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Monodelphis brevicaudata
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Didelphimorphia : Didelphidae : Monodelphis : Monodelphis brevicaudata0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Psilastephanocolporites
genus		Plantae : Magnoliophyta : Psilastephanocolporites23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Rhipidomys mastacalis
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Cricetidae : Rhipidomys : Rhipidomys mastacalis0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Acresuchus pachytemporalis
species		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Alligatoridae : Acresuchus : Acresuchus pachytemporalis11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
Pithecia pithecia
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Pitheciidae : Pithecia : Pithecia pithecia0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Chiropotes satanas
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Pitheciidae : Chiropotes : Chiropotes satanas0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Octodontobradys puruensis
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Xenarthra : Orophodontidae : Octodontobradys : Octodontobradys puruensis11.62 - 7.246 Ma
Miocene
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