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Biotite from
Alvo 118 Cu-Au deposit, Canaã dos Carajás, 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 Alvo 118 Cu-Au deposit, Canaã dos Carajás, Pará, Brazil
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:547604
Long-form Identifier:1:3:547604:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘSequeirinho pit, Sossego mine, Canaã dos Carajás, Pará, Brazil
5.4km (3.4 miles) ⓘSossego mine, Canaã dos Carajás, Pará, Brazil
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘCurral orebody, Sossego mine, Canaã dos Carajás, Pará, Brazil
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘJatobá deposit, Canaã dos Carajás, Pará, Brazil
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘBacaba deposit, Canaã dos Carajás, Pará, Brazil
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘBacuri deposit, Canaã dos Carajás, Pará, Brazil
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘS11D deposit, Serra Sul complex, Canaã dos Carajás, Pará, Brazil
43.4km (26.9 miles) ⓘAntas North deposit, Curionópolis, Pará, Brazil
45.7km (28.4 miles) ⓘSanta Lúcia Cu-Au deposit, Canaã dos Carajás, Pará, Brazil
53.9km (33.5 miles) ⓘEstrela Cu-(Mo-Au-Sn) deposit, Curionópolis, 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
Santos, Pabllo Henrique Costa dos, Costa, Marcondes Lima da, Roerdink, Desiree Lisette (2023) Geochemical and Isotopic Fractionation in the Hypogene Ore, Gossan, and Saprolite of the Alvo 118 Deposit: Implications for Copper Exploration in the Regolith of the Carajás Mineral Province. Minerals, 13 (11) doi:10.3390/min13111441
Santos, Pabllo Henrique Costa dos; Costa, Marcondes Lima; Ferreira, Nilson S; Camarena, Mariella Alzamora; Silva, Rayara do Socorro (2025) Weathering-Controlled Copper Retention in the Saprolite of the Alvo 118 Deposit, Carajás, Brazil. Minerals, 15 (5). doi:10.3390/min15050501
 
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