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Biotite from
Cristalino Cu-Au deposit, Curionópolis, Pará, Brazil


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:'Biotite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Biotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cristalino Cu-Au deposit, Curionópolis, Pará, Brazil
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:547510
Long-form Identifier:1:3:547510:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘEstrela Cu-(Mo-Au-Sn) deposit, Curionópolis, Pará, Brazil
20.2km (12.6 miles) ⓘSanta Lúcia Cu-Au deposit, Canaã dos Carajás, Pará, Brazil
28.9km (17.9 miles) ⓘAntas North deposit, Curionópolis, Pará, Brazil
29.3km (18.2 miles) ⓘSerra Verde Mine, Curionópolis, Pará, Brazil
36.0km (22.3 miles) ⓘBritamil quarry, Curionópolis, Pará, Brazil
38.9km (24.2 miles) ⓘBacuri deposit, Canaã dos Carajás, Pará, Brazil
47.6km (29.6 miles) ⓘBacaba deposit, Canaã dos Carajás, Pará, Brazil
50.9km (31.6 miles) ⓘSerra Pelada claims, Curionópolis, Pará, Brazil
54.5km (33.9 miles) ⓘJatobá deposit, Canaã dos Carajás, Pará, Brazil
55.3km (34.4 miles) ⓘCurral orebody, Sossego mine, Canaã dos Carajás, Pará, Brazil
References
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
Craveiro, G. S., Xavier, R. P., & Villas, R. N. N. (2019). The Cristalino IOCG deposit: an example of multi-stage events of hydrothermal alteration and copper mineralization. Brazilian Journal of Geology, 49.
 
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