Luanga Cr-Pt-Pd deposit, Curionópolis, Pará, Brazili
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Luanga Cr-Pt-Pd deposit | Deposit |
| Curionópolis | Municipality |
| Pará | State |
| Brazil | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
5° 59' South , 49° 34' West
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Köppen climate type:
6 km long and up to 3.5 km wide layered intrusion
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
14 valid minerals.
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| ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup' Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 Reference: Mansur, Eduardo & Ferreira Filho, Cesar. (2017). The Luanga deposit, Carajás Mineral Province, Brazil: the origin of different styles of PGE mineralization. 14th SGA Biennial Meeting, At Quebec City |
| ⓘ Braggite Formula: PdPt3S4 Reference: Handbook of Mineralogy |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Reference: Mansur, Eduardo & Ferreira Filho, Cesar. (2017). The Luanga deposit, Carajás Mineral Province, Brazil: the origin of different styles of PGE mineralization. 14th SGA Biennial Meeting, At Quebec City |
| ⓘ Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 Reference: 33rd International Geological Congress (2008) session MPM-04 Platinum-group mineralogy: Diversity of Platinum group minerals (PGM) in chromitites from Brazil, preliminary results; Mansur, Eduardo & Ferreira Filho, Cesar. (2017). The Luanga deposit, Carajás Mineral Province, Brazil: the origin of different styles of PGE mineralization. 14th SGA Biennial Meeting, At Quebec City |
| ⓘ Cooperite Formula: PtS Reference: 33rd International Geological Congress (2008) session MPM-04 Platinum-group mineralogy: Diversity of Platinum group minerals (PGM) in chromitites from Brazil, preliminary results |
| ⓘ Hollingworthite Formula: (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS Reference: 33rd International Geological Congress (2008) session MPM-04 Platinum-group mineralogy: Diversity of Platinum group minerals (PGM) in chromitites from Brazil, preliminary results |
| ⓘ Irarsite Formula: (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS Reference: 33rd International Geological Congress (2008) session MPM-04 Platinum-group mineralogy: Diversity of Platinum group minerals (PGM) in chromitites from Brazil, preliminary results |
| ⓘ Laurite Formula: RuS2 Reference: 33rd International Geological Congress (2008) session MPM-04 Platinum-group mineralogy: Diversity of Platinum group minerals (PGM) in chromitites from Brazil, preliminary results |
| ⓘ Pentlandite Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8 Reference: Mansur, Eduardo & Ferreira Filho, Cesar. (2017). The Luanga deposit, Carajás Mineral Province, Brazil: the origin of different styles of PGE mineralization. 14th SGA Biennial Meeting, At Quebec City |
| ⓘ Platarsite Formula: PtAsS Reference: 33rd International Geological Congress (2008) session MPM-04 Platinum-group mineralogy: Diversity of Platinum group minerals (PGM) in chromitites from Brazil, preliminary results |
| ⓘ Platinum Formula: Pt Reference: 33rd International Geological Congress (2008) session MPM-04 Platinum-group mineralogy: Diversity of Platinum group minerals (PGM) in chromitites from Brazil, preliminary results |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS Reference: Mansur, Eduardo & Ferreira Filho, Cesar. (2017). The Luanga deposit, Carajás Mineral Province, Brazil: the origin of different styles of PGE mineralization. 14th SGA Biennial Meeting, At Quebec City |
| ⓘ Rustenburgite Formula: (Pt,Pd)3Sn Reference: 33rd International Geological Congress (2008) session MPM-04 Platinum-group mineralogy: Diversity of Platinum group minerals (PGM) in chromitites from Brazil, preliminary results |
| ⓘ Sperrylite Formula: PtAs2 Reference: 33rd International Geological Congress (2008) session MPM-04 Platinum-group mineralogy: Diversity of Platinum group minerals (PGM) in chromitites from Brazil, preliminary results |
| ⓘ Tulameenite Formula: Pt2CuFe Reference: 33rd International Geological Congress (2008) session MPM-04 Platinum-group mineralogy: Diversity of Platinum group minerals (PGM) in chromitites from Brazil, preliminary results |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Platinum | 1.AF.10 | Pt |
| ⓘ | Rustenburgite | 1.AG.10 | (Pt,Pd)3Sn |
| ⓘ | Tulameenite | 1.AG.40 | Pt2CuFe |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Braggite | 2.CC.35a | PdPt3S4 |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Cooperite | 2.CC.35b | PtS |
| ⓘ | Hollingworthite | 2.EB.25 | (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS |
| ⓘ | Irarsite | 2.EB.25 | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| ⓘ | Laurite | 2.EB.05a | RuS2 |
| ⓘ | Pentlandite | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| ⓘ | Platarsite | 2.EB.25 | PtAsS |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Sperrylite | 2.EB.05a | PtAs2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Amphibole Supergroup' | - | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Laurite | RuS2 |
| S | ⓘ Irarsite | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| S | ⓘ Hollingworthite | (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS |
| S | ⓘ Platarsite | PtAsS |
| S | ⓘ Cooperite | PtS |
| S | ⓘ Braggite | PdPt3S4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Tulameenite | Pt2CuFe |
| Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Tulameenite | Pt2CuFe |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Sperrylite | PtAs2 |
| As | ⓘ Irarsite | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| As | ⓘ Hollingworthite | (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS |
| As | ⓘ Platarsite | PtAsS |
| Ru | Ruthenium | |
| Ru | ⓘ Laurite | RuS2 |
| Ru | ⓘ Irarsite | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| Rh | Rhodium | |
| Rh | ⓘ Irarsite | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| Rh | ⓘ Hollingworthite | (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS |
| Pd | Palladium | |
| Pd | ⓘ Hollingworthite | (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS |
| Pd | ⓘ Rustenburgite | (Pt,Pd)3Sn |
| Pd | ⓘ Braggite | PdPt3S4 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Rustenburgite | (Pt,Pd)3Sn |
| Ir | Iridium | |
| Ir | ⓘ Irarsite | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| Pt | Platinum | |
| Pt | ⓘ Sperrylite | PtAs2 |
| Pt | ⓘ Irarsite | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS |
| Pt | ⓘ Hollingworthite | (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS |
| Pt | ⓘ Platarsite | PtAsS |
| Pt | ⓘ Platinum | Pt |
| Pt | ⓘ Tulameenite | Pt2CuFe |
| Pt | ⓘ Rustenburgite | (Pt,Pd)3Sn |
| Pt | ⓘ Cooperite | PtS |
| Pt | ⓘ Braggite | PdPt3S4 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Grainger, C.J., Groves, D.I., Tallarico, F.H.B., and Fletcher, I.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, 451-489.
Mansur, E. T., & Ferreira Filho, C. F. (2016). Magmatic structure and geochemistry of the Luanga Mafic–Ultramafic Complex: Further constraints for the PGE-mineralized magmatism in Carajás, Brazil. Lithos, 266, 28-43.
Mansur, Eduardo & Ferreira Filho, Cesar. (2017). The Luanga deposit, Carajás Mineral Province, Brazil: the origin of different styles of PGE mineralization. 14th SGA Biennial Meeting, At Quebec City
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Brazil
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- ⭔Carajás mineral provinceProvince
South AmericaContinent
South America PlateTectonic Plate
- Amazonian CratonCraton
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