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Locality Name:
Serra De Arga, Viana Do Castelo, Viana Do Castelo, Portugal


mindat Locality ID: 307468
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-307468.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Serra De Arga, Viana Do Castelo, Viana Do Castelo, Portugal": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 41°48'57"N
Longitude: 8°42'40"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.815833333333,-8.7111111111111
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al Ca F Fe H K Li Mn Na Nb O P Si Sr U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca F Fe H K Li Mn Na Nb O P Si Sr U Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAndalusiteApatiteChildreniteClayColumbiteFeldsparFluoriteLazuliteMica
NoneNot in a structural groupQuartzSpinel

18 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Andalusite  (*)Brazilianite  (*)Childrenite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)
Crandallite  (*)Eosphorite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Gahnite  (*)Goyazite  (*)
Montebrasite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rosemaryite  (*)Scorzalite  (*)
Uraninite  (*)Variscite  (*)Wyllieite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO501310
Brazilianite  (*)Not in a structural groupNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4059
Childrenite  (*)ChildreniteFe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O093
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O60518
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)60310
Eosphorite  (*)ChildreniteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O0128
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F02740
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O40445
Goyazite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)60173
Montebrasite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)(OH)0200
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rosemaryite  (*)None   NaMn2+(Fe3+Al)(PO4)307
Scorzalite  (*)LazuliteFe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2060
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO202718
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O0301
Wyllieite  (*)NoneNaNaMn(Fe2+Al)(PO4)3017


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