Cascata, Águas da Prata, São Paulo, Brazili
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Cascata | - not defined - |
| Águas da Prata | Municipality |
| São Paulo | State |
| Brazil | Country |
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Key
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
21° South , 46° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~14km
Köppen climate type:
Locality on São Paulo (Águas da Prata) - Minas Gerais (Poços de Caldas) border.
Mineralisation which is part of the Pocos de Caldas intrusion (http://www.mindat.org/loc-12032.html).
Franco & Loewenstein (1948) mention the following zircon/baddeleyite localities in the Cascata area: Córrego do Quartel, Serrote, Quirinos and Triângulo.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Baddeleyite Formula: ZrO2 Reference: Franco, R. R. & Loewenstein, W. (1948): Zirconium from the region of Poços de Caldas. Am. Mineral. 33, 142-151. [http://www.minsocam.org/ammin/AM33/AM33_142.pdf] |
| ⓘ 'Caldasite' Reference: Franco, R. R. & Loewenstein, W. (1948): Zirconium from the region of Poços de Caldas. Am. Mineral. 33, 142-151. [http://www.minsocam.org/ammin/AM33/AM33_142.pdf] |
| ⓘ Leucite Formula: K(AlSi2O6) Reference: Rafael Hernandes Corrêa-Silva. |
| ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) Reference: Franco, R. R. & Loewenstein, W. (1948): Zirconium from the region of Poços de Caldas. Am. Mineral. 33, 142-151. [http://www.minsocam.org/ammin/AM33/AM33_142.pdf] |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Baddeleyite | 4.DE.35 | ZrO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Leucite | 9.GB.05 | K(AlSi2O6) |
| ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Caldasite' | - | |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AX2 | |||
| ⓘ | Baddeleyite | 4.4.14.1 | ZrO2 |
| Group 51 - NESOSILICATES Insular SiO4 Groups Only | |||
| Insular SiO4 Groups Only with cations in >[6] coordination | |||
| ⓘ | Zircon | 51.5.2.1 | Zr(SiO4) |
| Group 76 - TECTOSILICATES Al-Si Framework | |||
| Al-Si Framework Feldspathoids and related species | |||
| ⓘ | Leucite | 76.2.2.1 | K(AlSi2O6) |
| Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Caldasite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Leucite | K(AlSi2O6) |
| O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Baddeleyite | ZrO2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Leucite | K(AlSi2O6) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Leucite | K(AlSi2O6) |
| Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Leucite | K(AlSi2O6) |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Zr | ⓘ Baddeleyite | ZrO2 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Franco, R. R. & Loewenstein, W. (1948): Zirconium from the region of Poços de Caldas. Am. Mineral. 33, 142-151. [http://www.minsocam.org/ammin/AM33/AM33_142.pdf]
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Cascata, Águas da Prata, São Paulo, Brazil