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Zircon from
Volta Grande mine (Mibra mine), Nazareno, Minas Gerais, Brazil


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Zircon
Formula:Zr(SiO4)
Age information
Maximum recorded age:2121 ± 7 Ma
Minimum recorded age:2121 ± 7 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
12121 ± 7 MaRhyacian -
Sample references:
1 -
Tkachev A V (2011): Evolution of metallogeny of granitic pegmatites associated with orogens throughout geological time. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 350, 7-23.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zircon data
Locality Data:Click here to view Volta Grande mine (Mibra mine), Nazareno, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:769826
Long-form Identifier:1:3:769826:2
GUID (UUID V4):46e67766-bc2a-406e-80a2-8108f8eec28b
Nearest other occurrences of Zircon
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘFumal pegmatite, Nazareno, Minas Gerais, Brazil
References
Lagache, M., Quemeneur, J. (1997) The Volta Grande Pegmatites, Minas Gerais, Brazil; an example of rare-element granitic pegmatites exceptionally enriched in lithium and rubidium. The Canadian Mineralogist, 35 (1) 153-165
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Graupner, T., Melcher, F., Gäbler, H.-E., Sitnikova, M., Brätz, H., Bahr, A. (2010) Rare earth element geochemistry of columbite-group minerals: LA-ICP-MS data. Mineralogical Magazine, 74 (4) 691-713 doi:10.1180/minmag.2010.074.4.691
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Australia Volta Grande (Mibra mine), Nazareno, Minas Gerais, Brazil Sao Joao del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil...tantalite-(Mn) G 14, Nkumua mine, Kanzambi, Shabunda, Kivu, DRC Bionga mine, Shabunda, Kivu, DRC Tanco...GEOCHEMISTRY OF COLUMBITE melt are garnet, xenotime, zircon, fergusonite and euxenite-group minerals. In both...from apogranite: the case of Pitinga, Amazonas Brazil. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 66, 339 351...D.J. (2003) Geology of the southern lobe of the Brazil Lake LCT-type pegmatite (NTS 21A/04), Yarmouth
 
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