EM - Escola de Minas

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A Escola de Minas de Ouro Preto foi fundada pelo cientista Claude Henri Gorceix e inaugurada em 12 de outubro de 1876.

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    On the yellow color of gamma‐irradiated brazilianite from Minas Gerais (Brazil).
    (2021) Pinheiro, Mauricio Veloso Brant; Cipriano, Ricardo Augusto Scholz; Karfunkel, Joachim; Chaves, Mario Luiz de Sá Carneiro; Krambrock, Klaus Wilhelm Heinrich
    The origin of gamma irradiation-induced strong yellow color in brazilianite from Brazil is investigated. The irradiation- induced optical absorption band responsible for the color shows an onset in the blue spectral region at about 2.5 eV and maximum centered in the UV at ~ 4.24 eV. From the ratio between the squared value of the line width (W2 ) and the peak energy (M), a value of about 0.09 eV is estimated, which is consistent with an absorption band caused by a Schirmer ́s-type O− bound small polaron. By electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), we are able to confrm its microscopic structure. This O− hole center is in fact the Al3+–O−X2+–P5+ hole center already identifed by EPR earlier in the literature (where X2+ stands for a nearby divalent cation with negligible abundance of magnetic isotopes). The EPR spectrum of the Al3+–O−X2+–P5+ hole center, along with the O− bound small polaron absorption band responsible for the yellow color, appears simultane- ously at high concentrations after gamma irradiation, and vanishes together for thermal annealing above 300 °C, returning after re-irradiation in a reversible way. Their appearance is concomitant with the H0 centers and Ti3+ electron centers, and possible charge-compensating centers.
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    Assessing the U-Pb, Sm-Nd and Sr-Sr isotopic compositions of the sume apatite as a reference material for LA-ICP-MS analysis.
    (2022) Lana, Cristiano de Carvalho; Gonçalves, Guilherme de Oliveira; Mazoz, Ariela Oliveira; Buick, Ian S.; Kamo, Sandra L.; Cipriano, Ricardo Augusto Scholz; Wang, Hao; Moreira, Hugo Souza; Babinski, Marly; Queiroga, Gláucia Nascimento
    This study has determined the trace element and the U-Pb, Sm-Nd and Sr-Sr isotope composition of the Sume apatite (from NE Brazil) to assess its suitability as a primary/secondary reference material for LA-ICP-MS. Reproducibility tests demonstrate that one batch (~ 100 g) of the Sume apatite (Sum e-570) is uniform in terms of Nd-Nd and U-Pb isotope compositions. Bulk isotope dilution TIMS/ICP-MS and LA-MC-ICP-MS analyses confirm that the apatite is well suited for use as quality control material for Nd isotopes and U-Pb geochronology. U-Pb ID-TIMS analyses yield weighted mean ratios of 0.09211 0.00053 (2s; 206Pb*/238U) and 0.06120 0.00063 (2s; 207Pb*/206Pb*) and a weighted mean 206Pb*/238U date of 568 3 Ma (95% c.l.). U-Pb LA-(SF/MC)-ICP-MS runs using Sume-570 as a primary RM and reproduces the dates of other established RMs within 1% deviation (except for Durango 2–4%). Major and trace element abundances show that Sume-570 is a fluorapatite derived from a syenitic source. It also strongly shows LREE-enriched chondrite-normalised REE patterns with significant negative Eu anomalies, due to crystallisation of plagioclase in the residue.
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    An exotic Cretaceous kimberlite linked to metasomatized lithospheric mantle beneath the southwestern margin of the São Francisco Craton, Brazil.
    (2022) Carvalho, Luisa Diniz Vilela de; Jalowitzki, Tiago Luis Rei; Cipriano, Ricardo Augusto Scholz; Gonçalves, Guilherme de Oliveira; Rocha, Marcelo Peres; Pereira, Rogério Silvestre; Lana, Cristiano de Carvalho; Castro, Marco Paulo de; Queiroga, Gláucia Nascimento; Fuck, Reinhardt Adolfo
    We present major and trace element compositions of mineral concentrates comprising garnet xenocrysts, ilmenite, phlogopite, spinel, zircon, and uncommon minerals (titanite, calzirtite, anatase, baddeleyite and pyrochlore) of a newly discovered Late Cretaceous kimberlite (U-Pb zircon age 90.0 ± 1.3 Ma; 2r) named Osvaldo França 1, located in the Alto Paranaíba Igneous Province (APIP), southeastern Brazil. Pyrope grains are lherzolitic (Lherz-1, Lherz-2 and Lherz-3), harzburgitic (Harz-3) and wehrlitic (Wehr-2). The pyrope xenocrysts cover a wide mantle column in the subcratonic lithosphere (66–143 km; 20–43 kbar) at relatively low temperatures (811–875 C). The shallowest part of this mantle is represented by Lherz-1 pyropes (20–32 kbar), which have low-Cr (Cr2O3 = 1.74–6.89 wt.%) and fractionated middle to heavy rare earth elements (MREE-HREE) pattern. The deepest samples are represented by Lherz-2, Lherz-3, Harz-3, and Wehr-2 pyropes (36–43 kbar). They contain high-Cr contents (Cr2O3 = 7.36–11.19 wt.%) and are char- acterized by sinusoidal (Lherz-2 and Wehr-2) and spoon-like (Lherz-3 and Harz-3) REE patterns. According to their REE and trace elements, pyrope xenocrysts have enriched nature (e.g., Ce and Yb vs. Cr2O3), indicating that the cratonic lithosphere has been affected by a silicate melt with subalkaline/ tholeiite composition due to their low Zr, Ti and Y concentrations. Besides minerals with typical kimber- litic signatures, such as ilmenite and zircon, the exotic compositions of phlogopite and ulvöspinel suggest an enriched component in the magma source. The formation of rare mineral phases with strong enrich- ment of light-REE (LREE) and high field strength elements (HFSE) is attributed to the late-stage kimber- litic melt. We propose a tectonic model where a thermal anomaly, represented by the low-velocity seismic anomaly observed in P-wave seismic tomography images, supplied heat to activate the alkaline magmatism from a metasomatized cratonic mantle source during the late-stages of Gondwana fragmen- tation and consequent South Atlantic Ocean opening. The metasomatism recorded by mineral phases is a product of long-lived recycling of subducted oceanic plates since the Neoproterozoic (Brasiliano Orogeny) or even older collisional events, contributing to the exotic character of the Osvaldo França 1 kimberlite, as well as to the cratonic lithospheric mantle.
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    Assessment of the molecular structure of an intermediate member of the triplite-zwieselite mineral series : a raman and infrared study.
    (2014) Frost, Ray Leslie; Xi, Yunfei; López, Andrés; Moreira, Viviane Amaral; Cipriano, Ricardo Augusto Scholz; Lima, Rosa Malena Fernandes; Gandini, Antônio Luciano
    The mineral series triplite-zwieselite with theoretical formula (Mn2þ)2(PO4)(F)-(Fe2þ)2(PO4)(F) from the El Criolo granitic pegmatite, located in the Eastern Pampean Ranges of Cordoba Province, was studied using electron microprobe, thermogravimetry, and Raman and infrared spec- troscopy. The analysis of the mineral provided a formula of (Fe1.00, Mn0.85, Ca0.08, Mg0.06)P2.00(PO4)1.00(F0.80, OH0.20)P1.00. An intense Raman band at 981cm1 with a shoulder at 977cm1 is assigned to the PO3 4 n1 symmetric stretching mode. The observation of two bands for the phosphate symmetric stretching mode offers support for the concept that the phosphate units in the structure of triplite-zwieselite are not equivalent. Low-intensity Raman bands at 1012, 1036, 1071, 1087, and 1127 cm1 are assigned to the PO3 4 n3 antisymmetric stretching modes. A set of Raman bands at 572, 604, 639, and 684 cm1 are attributed to the PO3 4 n4 out-of-plane bending modes. A single intense Raman band is found at 3508 cm1 and is assigned to the stretching vibration of hydroxyl units. Infrared bands are observed at 3018, 3125, and 3358 cm1 and are attributed to water stretching vibrations. Supplemental materials are available for this article. Go to the publisher’s online edition of Spectroscopy Letters to view the supplemental file.
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    LA-ICP-MS U–Pb dating of rutiles associated with hydrothermal mineralization along the southern Araçuaí Belt, SE Brazil.
    (2020) Santos, Maristella Moreira; Lana, Cristiano de Carvalho; Cipriano, Ricardo Augusto Scholz; Buick, Ian S.; Kamo, Sandra L.; Corfu, Fernando; Queiroga, Gláucia Nascimento
    The presence of hydrothermal rutile enables the dating of mineralization related to hydrothermal processes. Refinement of the laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) technique is key to enabling the quick analysis of individual rutile crystals in high spatial resolution and dating of crystals with low U contents, as a prerequisite for the reliable characterization of hydrothermal deposits. For this study rutile crystals were selected from quartz and topaz veins that extend along the southeastern portion of the Araçuaí Belt, part of the long-lived (630 - 490 Ma) polyphase Brasiliano Orogen that formed during West Gondwana amalgamation. The purpose was to allow a systematic evaluation of in situ dating of hydrothermal rutile by LA-ICPMS. U–Pb ages from different rutiles range between 527 ± 6 Ma and 487 ± 5 Ma, indicating that different parts of the orogen were affected by episodic fluid flow under oxidizing conditions over a similar time interval. Our U–Pb dating results of rutiles associated with the Imperial Topaz mineralization in the Quadrilátero Ferrífero (southern portion of the São Francisco Craton, SE Brazil) constrains the age of those deposits to 500- 498 Ma, which is within the range of U–Pb ages of hydrothermal systems and mineralized zones previously reported for the region. The chemical composition of the studied hydrothermal rutiles, as determined by electron microprobe and LA-ICP-MS analysis, together with their U–Pb ages, suggests that the extensive fluid production required to form the hydrothermal deposits was generated from multiple sources. Fluid production was related to extensional collapse of the Araçuaí Orogen. The findings of this research clearly shows the utility of U–Pb rutile dating via LA-ICP-MS for geochronological study of a range of hydrothermal deposits.
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    Radiation-induced defects in montebrasite : an electron paramagnetic resonance study of O – hole and Ti3+ electron centers.
    (2020) Toledo, José Roberto de; Gonçalves, Raphaela de Oliveira; Dias, Lorena Nunes; Chaves, Mario Luiz de Sá Carneiro; Karfunkel, Joachim; Cipriano, Ricardo Augusto Scholz; Pinheiro, Mauricio Veloso Brant; Krambrock, Klaus Wilhelm Heinrich
    Montebrasite is a lithium aluminum phosphate mineral with the chemical formula LiAlPO4(Fx,OH1–x) and considered a rare gemstone material when exhibiting good crystallinity. In general, montebrasite is colorless, sometimes pale yellow or pale blue. Many minerals that do not have colors contain hydroxyl ions in their crystal structures and can develop color centers after ionization or particle irradiation, examples of which are topaz, quartz, and tourmaline. The color centers in these minerals are often related to O– hole centers, where the color is produced by bound small polarons inducing absorption bands in the near UV to the visible spectral range. In this work, colorless montebrasite specimens from Minas Gerais state, Brazil, were investigated by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) for radiation-induced defects and color centers. Although γ irradiation (up to a total dose of 1 MGy) did not visibly modify color, a 10 MeV electron irradiation (80 MGy) induced a pale greenish-blue color. Using EPR, O– hole centers were identified in both γ- or electron-irradiated montebrasite samples showing superhyperfine interactions with two nearly equivalent 27Al nuclei. In addition, two different Ti3+ electron centers were also observed. From the γ irradiation dose dependency and thermal stability experiments, it is concluded that production of O– hole centers is limited by simultaneous creation of Ti3+ electron centers located between two equivalent hydroxyl groups. In contrast, the concentration of O– hole centers can be strongly increased by high-dose electron irradiation independent of the type of Ti3+ electron centers. From detailed analysis of the EPR angular rotation patterns, microscopic models for the O– hole and Ti3+ electron centers are presented, as well as their role in the formation of color centers discussed and compared to other minerals.
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    Petrogênese e idade química U-Th-Pb dos pegmatitos de Itambé (BA) registradas pela monazita.
    (2020) Ferreira, Rafael de Magalhães Gomes; Chaves, Alexandre de Oliveira; Cipriano, Ricardo Augusto Scholz; Gonçalves, Guilherme de Oliveira
    Imagens de elétrons retro-espalhados e microanálises químicas por microssonda eletrônica foram obtidas a partir de cristais de monazita pertencentes aos pegmatitos Bananeira, Itambé, Coqueiro, Cavada e Paraíso do município de Itambé-BA, inseridos na Província Pegmatítica Oriental Brasileira (PPOB). Os cristais mostram-se homogêneos, ou seja, livres de domínios/zoneamentos composicionais e seus teores de U, Th e Pb permitiram a obtenção de idade química média de 502 Ma para o distrito pegmatítico de Itambé. Seus padrões de terras raras normalizados ao condrito mostram anomalia positiva de Sm, elemento fortemente particionado em anfibólio. Esta anomalia sugere que no contexto pós-colisional do Orógeno Araçuaí houve a fusão parcial da rocha encaixante biotita-hornblenda gnaisse durante o processo de descompressão regional associado ao colapso do orógeno, gerando um magma granítico hidratado o bastante para permitir o avolumado crescimento de cristais dos pegmatitos de Itambé, incluindo a monazita. Este mineral atua, portanto, não só como um geocronômetro, mas também como importante indicador petrogenético dos pegmatitos estudados.
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    Obtaining and maintaining the distribution of natural reference materials for UPb geochronology by LA-ICP-MS : protocols and future perspectives.
    (2020) Gonçalves, Guilherme de Oliveira; Lana, Cristiano de Carvalho; Cipriano, Ricardo Augusto Scholz; Buick, Ian S.; Santos, Maristella Moreira
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    Ore-waste and ore type classification using portable XRF : a case study of an iron mine from the Quadrilátero Ferrífero, Brazil.
    (2020) Urbano, Emílio Evo Magro Corrêa; Costa, João Felipe Coimbra Leite; Graça, Leonardo Martins; Cipriano, Ricardo Augusto Scholz
    Grade control is a fundamental activity for Short-Term Mine Planning as it validates the ore-waste and ore type classification of mine faces. Geological mapping and quasi-mining sampling provide indispensable information for the Short-Term Mine Planning team to update block models and for grade control of the run-of-mine (ROM). However, laboratory turnaround can take too long and not be timely for operational needs, affecting mining efficiency. To propose a solution for this issue we tested the accuracy of portable X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) for ore-waste and ore type classification according to iron and phosphorus grade. Thus, iron ore run-of-mine samples from the Quadrilátero Ferrífero were analyzed with the portable XRF as pressed pellets. As a result, the overall accuracy of ore-waste classification was above 92% for different cut-off grades. On the other hand, while ore type classification had a better accuracy without calibration factors for iron, the use of calibration factors significantly improved the accuracy of ore type classification for phosphorus. Therefore, despite the portable XRF presenting good accuracy for ore-waste and ore type classification, further developments are still necessary on automatic information processing systems and sample support validation so that this analytical tool can be used on a large scale by grade control teams. Finally, the combined use of portable XRF and other techniques, such as Hyperspectral Sensing or XRD, can be of great value for mine operations.
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    Geoquímica de feldspato, mica, berilo e turmalina e geocronologia U-Pb em monazita dos pegmatitos fazenda Concórdia e São Domingos - Espírito Santo, Brasil.
    (2020) Costa, Flávia Compassi da; Cipriano, Ricardo Augusto Scholz; Marques, Rodson de Abreu; Queiroga, Gláucia Nascimento; Castro, Marco Paulo de
    Os pegmatitos Fazenda Concórdia e São Domingos, inseridos no contexto geotectônico do limite entre as faixas Ribeira e Araçuaí, dentro da Província Pegmatítica Oriental do Brasil, estão localizados, respectivamente, nos municípios de Mimoso do Sul e de Muqui – sul do Espírito Santo. O objetivo principal deste trabalho é estudá-los, a partir de aspectos geoquímicos, a fi m de caracterizar a evolução desses corpos. As técnicas analíticas empregadas foram: microssonda eletrônica (para a composição química dos feldspatos, micas, berilos e turmalina); LA-Q-ICP-MS (para a caracterização dos elementos traços dos minerais citados); e LA-SF-ICP-MS (para a obtenção das idades pela razão U-Pb, em grãos de monazita). Ambos os pegmatitos apresentam zoneamento simples e contêm quartzo, feldspato e mica, porém o pegmatito Fazenda Concórdia possui também turmalina, berilo e topázio. Em relação à geoquímica, foi possível perceber que esses corpos apresentam um trend de evolução em que o pegmatito São Domingos é menos diferenciado que o pegmatito Fazenda Concórdia. Quando comparados aos pegmatitos do Campo Marilac (Distrito Pegmatítico de Governador Valadares), onde ocorrem pegmatitos simples a complexos, os pegmatitos Fazenda Concórdia e São Domingos não apresentam um grau de evolução elevado/complexo. A monazita do pegmatito São Domingos apresenta a mesma idade da rocha encaixante (Grupo Bom Jesus do Itabapoana), sendo assim produto da fusão das rochas desse grupo.