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⇱ Serro, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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Serro, Minas Gerais, Brazili
Regional Level Types
SerroMunicipality
Minas GeraisState
BrazilCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Serro12,616 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
379
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:379:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Serro Frio; Serro do Frio; Cerrado Frio
Other Languages:
French:
Serro, Minas Gerais, Brésil
German:
Serro, Minas Gerais, Brasilien
Italian:
Serro, Minas Gerais, Brasile
Portuguese:
Serro, Minas Gerais, Brasil
Russian:
Серру, Минас-Жерайс, Бразилия
Simplified Chinese:
塞鲁, 米纳斯吉拉斯, 巴西
Spanish:
Serro, Minas Gerais, Brasil
Basque:
Serro, Minas Gerais, Brasil
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
সেররো, মিনাস জেরায়িস, ব্রাজিল
Cebuano:
Serro, Minas Gerais, Brasil
Dutch:
Serro, Minas Gerais, Brazilië
Esperanto:
Serro, Minas-Ĝerajso, Brazilo
Farsi/Persian:
سرو , مینا ژرایس, برزیل
Georgian:
სერუ, მინას-ჟერაისი, ბრაზილია
Hungarian:
Serro, Minas Gerais, Brazília
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Серру, Минас-Жерайс, Бразилия
Malagasy:
Serro, Minas Gerais, Brazila
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Serro, Minas Gerais, Pa-se
Norwegian:
Serro, Minas Gerais, Brasil
Polish:
Serro, Minas Gerais, Brazylia
Romanian:
Serro, Minas Gerais, Brazilia
Scots:
Serro, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Serbian:
Serro, Минас Жераис, Бразил
Serbo-Croatian:
Serro, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Swedish:
Serro, Minas Gerais, Brasilien
Vietnamese:
Serro, Minas Gerais, Brasil
Volapük:
Serro, Minas Gerais, Brasilän
Waray:
Serro, Minas Gerais, Brasil


Previously known as Serro Frio (or incorrectly Cerrado Frio).

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Mineral List

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17 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Entries shown in red are rocks recorded for this region.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
ⓘ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘ Beryl var. Heliodor
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘ Diamond
Formula: C
ⓘ Gibbsite
Formula: Al(OH)3
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Hongshiite
Formula: PtCu
ⓘ Jacutingaite
Formula: Pt2HgSe3
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
References:
ⓘ Native Palladium (TL)
Formula: (Pd,Pt)
Type Locality:
ⓘ Native Palladium var. Platinum-bearing Palladium
Formula: (Pd,Pt)
ⓘ Native Platinum
Formula: Pt
ⓘ Native Platinum var. Palladium-bearing Platinum
Formula: (Pt,Pd)
ⓘ Potarite
Formula: PdHg
References:
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Stichtite
Formula: Mg6Cr3+2(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
ⓘ Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
ⓘ 'UM2006-02-E:HgPdPt'
Formula: (Pt,Hg)2Pd
ⓘ 'UM2008-11-E:AuPd'
Formula: Au3Pd
ⓘ 'Unnamed (Au-Pd Alloy I)'
Formula: Au2Pd
ⓘ 'Unnamed (Pd-Au-Hg Alloy)'
Formula: (Pd,Au)3Hg2
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
ⓘPotarite1.AD.25PdHg
ⓘNative Palladium (TL)1.AF.10(Pd,Pt)
ⓘNative Platinum1.AF.10Pt
ⓘvar. Palladium-bearing Platinum1.AF.10(Pt,Pd)
ⓘNative Palladium
var. Platinum-bearing Palladium		1.AF.10(Pd,Pt)
ⓘHongshiite1.AG.45PtCu
ⓘDiamond1.CB.10aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘJacutingaite2.CC.45Pt2HgSe3
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘvar. Specularite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
ⓘGibbsite4.FE.10Al(OH)3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘStichtite5.DA.50Mg6Cr3+2(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘTopaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
ⓘBeryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘvar. Heliodor9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘvar. Oligoclase9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Unclassified
ⓘ'Unnamed (Au-Pd Alloy I)'-Au2Pd
ⓘ'UM2008-11-E:AuPd'-Au3Pd
ⓘ'Unnamed (Pd-Au-Hg Alloy)'-(Pd,Au)3Hg2
ⓘ'UM2006-02-E:HgPdPt'-(Pt,Hg)2Pd

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Hⓘ StichtiteMg6Cr23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
Hⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
BeBeryllium
Beⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Beⓘ Beryl var. HeliodorBe3Al2(Si6O18)
CCarbon
Cⓘ DiamondC
Cⓘ StichtiteMg6Cr23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oⓘ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ StichtiteMg6Cr23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
Oⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
Oⓘ Beryl var. HeliodorBe3Al2(Si6O18)
FFluorine
Fⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ StichtiteMg6Cr23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alⓘ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Alⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Alⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Alⓘ Beryl var. HeliodorBe3Al2(Si6O18)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Beryl var. HeliodorBe3Al2(Si6O18)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
CrChromium
Crⓘ StichtiteMg6Cr23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
CuCopper
Cuⓘ HongshiitePtCu
SeSelenium
Seⓘ JacutingaitePt2HgSe3
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
PdPalladium
Pdⓘ Native Palladium(Pd,Pt)
Pdⓘ PotaritePdHg
Pdⓘ Native Platinum var. Palladium-bearing Platinum(Pt,Pd)
Pdⓘ Native Palladium var. Platinum-bearing Palladium(Pd,Pt)
Pdⓘ Unnamed (Au-Pd Alloy I)Au2Pd
Pdⓘ UM2008-11-E:AuPdAu3Pd
Pdⓘ Unnamed (Pd-Au-Hg Alloy)(Pd,Au)3Hg2
Pdⓘ UM2006-02-E:HgPdPt(Pt,Hg)2Pd
PtPlatinum
Ptⓘ HongshiitePtCu
Ptⓘ Native Palladium(Pd,Pt)
Ptⓘ Native PlatinumPt
Ptⓘ Native Platinum var. Palladium-bearing Platinum(Pt,Pd)
Ptⓘ Native Palladium var. Platinum-bearing Palladium(Pd,Pt)
Ptⓘ JacutingaitePt2HgSe3
Ptⓘ UM2006-02-E:HgPdPt(Pt,Hg)2Pd
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
Auⓘ Unnamed (Au-Pd Alloy I)Au2Pd
Auⓘ UM2008-11-E:AuPdAu3Pd
Auⓘ Unnamed (Pd-Au-Hg Alloy)(Pd,Au)3Hg2
HgMercury
Hgⓘ PotaritePdHg
Hgⓘ JacutingaitePt2HgSe3
Hgⓘ Unnamed (Pd-Au-Hg Alloy)(Pd,Au)3Hg2
Hgⓘ UM2006-02-E:HgPdPt(Pt,Hg)2Pd

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serro
Wikidata ID:Q919904
GeoNames ID:3447672

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