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Unnamed caves, Parauapebas, Pará, Brazili
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
6° 2' South , 50° 10' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-6.03333,-50.16667
GRN:
S05W35
Type:
Cave
Köppen climate type:
Aw : Tropical savanna, wet
Mindat Locality ID:
312771
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:312771:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Some 10 caves in weathered banded iron formations (BIF) and lateritic duricrusts.

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14 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aluminite
Formula: Al2(SO4)(OH)4 · 7H2O
ⓘ Alunite
Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘ Felsőbányaite
Formula: Al4(SO4)(OH)10 · 4H2O
ⓘ Gibbsite
Formula: Al(OH)3
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Leucophosphite
Formula: KFe3+2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
ⓘ Phosphosiderite
Formula: FePO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Spheniscidite
Formula: (NH4,K)(Fe3+,Al)2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
ⓘ Strengite
Formula: FePO4 · 2H2O

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘGibbsite4.FE.10Al(OH)3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAlunite7.BC.10KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘJarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘAluminite7.DC.05Al2(SO4)(OH)4 · 7H2O
ⓘFelsőbányaite7.DD.05Al4(SO4)(OH)10 · 4H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘPhosphosiderite8.CD.05FePO4 · 2H2O
ⓘStrengite8.CD.10FePO4 · 2H2O
ⓘLeucophosphite8.DH.10KFe3+2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
ⓘSpheniscidite8.DH.10(NH4,K)(Fe3+,Al)2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AluminiteAl2(SO4)(OH)4 · 7H2O
Hⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Hⓘ FelsőbányaiteAl4(SO4)(OH)10 · 4H2O
Hⓘ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Hⓘ PhosphosideriteFePO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ Spheniscidite(NH4,K)(Fe3+,Al)2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Hⓘ StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
NNitrogen
Nⓘ Spheniscidite(NH4,K)(Fe3+,Al)2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ AluminiteAl2(SO4)(OH)4 · 7H2O
Oⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ FelsőbányaiteAl4(SO4)(OH)10 · 4H2O
Oⓘ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Oⓘ PhosphosideriteFePO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Spheniscidite(NH4,K)(Fe3+,Al)2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Oⓘ StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AluminiteAl2(SO4)(OH)4 · 7H2O
Alⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Alⓘ FelsőbányaiteAl4(SO4)(OH)10 · 4H2O
Alⓘ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ Spheniscidite(NH4,K)(Fe3+,Al)2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Pⓘ PhosphosideriteFePO4 · 2H2O
Pⓘ Spheniscidite(NH4,K)(Fe3+,Al)2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Pⓘ StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ AluminiteAl2(SO4)(OH)4 · 7H2O
Sⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Sⓘ FelsőbányaiteAl4(SO4)(OH)10 · 4H2O
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
KPotassium
Kⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Kⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Kⓘ LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Kⓘ Spheniscidite(NH4,K)(Fe3+,Al)2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Feⓘ LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Feⓘ PhosphosideriteFePO4 · 2H2O
Feⓘ Spheniscidite(NH4,K)(Fe3+,Al)2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Feⓘ StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O

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South AmericaContinent
South America PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Albuquerque, A. R., Angélica, R. S., Gonçalves, D. F., & Paz, S. P. (2018). Phosphate speleothems in caves developed in iron ores and laterites of the Carajás Mineral Province (Brazil) and a new occurrence of spheniscidite. International Journal of Speleology, 47(1), 53-67.
Figueira, Ricardo Lima, Coimbra Horbe, Adriana Maria, Herrera Aragón, Fermin Fidel, Gonçalves, Daniele Freitas (2019) Exotic sulphate and phosphate speleothems in caves from eastern Amazonia (Carajás, Brazil): Crystallographic and chemical insights. Journal of South American Earth Sciences, 90. 412-422 doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2018.12.007
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