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Kaolinite from
Igarapé Bahia mine, Alemão Cu deposit, Parauapebas, Pará, Brazil


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Kaolinite
Formula:Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Kaolinite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Igarapé Bahia mine, Alemão Cu deposit, Parauapebas, Pará, Brazil
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:547489
Long-form Identifier:1:3:547489:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
27.3km (16.9 miles) ⓘÁguas Claras Mine, Parauapebas, Pará, Brazil
42.2km (26.2 miles) ⓘCarajás bauxite deposits, Parauapebas, Pará, Brazil
44.2km (27.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed caves, Parauapebas, Pará, Brazil
46.9km (29.1 miles) ⓘS11D deposit, Serra Sul complex, Canaã dos Carajás, Pará, Brazil
50.3km (31.3 miles) ⓘS11D-0047 cave, S11D deposit, Serra Sul complex, Canaã dos Carajás, Pará, Brazil
65.2km (40.5 miles) ⓘAlvo 118 Cu-Au deposit, Canaã dos Carajás, Pará, Brazil
77.1km (47.9 miles) ⓘBacaba deposit, Canaã dos Carajás, Pará, Brazil
99.5km (61.8 miles) ⓘSerra Pelada claims, Curionópolis, Pará, Brazil
References
Proceedings 30th Intl Geol Cong Vol 16 pp 84-95
Grainger, Christian J.; Groves, David I.; Tallarico, Fernando H.B.; Fletcher, Ian R. (2008) Metallogenesis of the Carajás Mineral Province, Southern Amazon Craton, Brazil: Varying styles of Archean through Paleoproterozoic to Neoproterozoic base- and precious-metal mineralisation. Ore Geology Reviews, 33 (3). doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2006.10.010
 
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