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Carolina kimberlite, Carolina cluster, Espigão d'Oeste, Rondônia, Brazili
Regional Level Types
Carolina kimberlitePipe
Carolina clusterGroup of Pipes
Espigão d'OesteMunicipality
RondôniaState
BrazilCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
11° 29' 33'' South , 61° 2' 26'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-11.49270,-61.04081
GRN:
S08W42
Type:
Pipe
Köppen climate type:
Aw : Tropical savanna, wet
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Pimenta Bueno25,762 (2012)26.0km
Cacoal55,560 (2013)44.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
463448
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:463448:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


It intrudes the Serra da Providência Intrusive Suite, which is a rapakivi A-type granite with 1.61–1.53 Ga. The Carolina cluster is represented by the Carolina kimberlite with 1.2 ha diatreme facies.

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15 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ⓘ Annite
Formula: KFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ Diamond
Formula: C
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ 'Kelyphite'
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ 'Olivine Group'
Formula: M2SiO4
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ Pectolite
Formula: NaCa2Si3O8(OH)
ⓘ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Pyrope
Formula: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Richterite
Formula: Na(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
ⓘ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘDiamond1.CB.10aC
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAlmandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘPyrope9.AD.25Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘRichterite9.DE.20Na(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘPectolite9.DG.05NaCa2Si3O8(OH)
ⓘAnnite9.EC.20KFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘPhlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ⓘ'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Kelyphite'-
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ'Olivine Group'-M2SiO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Hⓘ AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Hⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DiamondC
OOxygen
Oⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Oⓘ AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Oⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Oⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
FFluorine
Fⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naⓘ PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Naⓘ RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Mgⓘ RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Alⓘ AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Siⓘ AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Siⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Siⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Caⓘ RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Feⓘ AnniteKFe32+(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Feⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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References

Gervasoni, Fernanda, Jalowitzki, Tiago, Peres Rocha, Marcelo, Kalikowski Weska, Ricardo, Novais-Rodrigues, Eduardo, Antonio de Freitas Rodrigues, Rodrigo, Bussweiler, Yannick, Soares Rocha Barbosa, Elisa, Berndt, Jasper, Luiz Dantas, Elton, da Silva Souza, Valmir, Klemme, Stephan (2022) Recycling process and proto-kimberlite melt metasomatism in the lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary beneath the Amazonian Craton recorded by garnet xenocrysts and mantle xenoliths from the Carolina kimberlite. Geoscience Frontiers, 13 (5) 101429 doi:10.1016/j.gsf.2022.101429
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