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Locality Name:
Água De Pau Volcano (Fogo Volcano), Água De Pau Massif, São Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal


mindat Locality ID: 25769
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-25769.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Água De Pau Volcano (Fogo Volcano), Água De Pau Massif, São Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Lake Fogo
Pumice Quarry

Latitude: 37°46'56"N
Longitude: 25°28'34"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.782222222222,-25.476111111111

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 B Be C Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K La Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb REE S Si Ta Th Ti U Y Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Be C Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P REE S Si Th Ti Y Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAmphiboleApatiteAstrophylliteBaddeleyiteBastnäsiteCancrinite-sodaliteCatapleiiteCeriteChevkinite
ClayColumbiteCorundumElpiditeEudialyteFeldsparFluoceriteFluoriteGadoliniteGarnet
MicaMolybdeniteMonaziteNoneNot in a structural groupOkanoganiteOlivineParisitePyritePyroxene
QuartzSapphirineScheeliteSodaliteSpinelSteacyiteTitaniteWöhleriteZirconZirconolite

64 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Aegirine-augite  (*)Aenigmatite  (*)Albite  (*)Andradite  (*)
Annite  (*)Arfvedsonite  (*)Astrophyllite  (*)Baddeleyite  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)
Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Catapleiite  (*)Cerite-(Ce)  (*)Chevkinite-(Ce)  (*)Chiappinoite-(Y)  (*)
Dalyite  (*)Diopside  (*)Ekanite  (*)Elpidite  (*)Epididymite  (*)
Euxenite-(Y)  (*)Fayalite  (*)Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)Ferro-katophorite  (*)Ferro-richterite  (*)
Ferrokentbrooksite  (*)Fluocerite-(Ce)  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorcalciopyrochlore  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Fluornatropyrochlore  (*)Fogoite-(Y)  (*)Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hingganite-(Y)  (*)Huttonite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kentbrooksite  (*)Låvenite  (*)
Lorenzenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Manganoeudialyte  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)
Narsarsukite  (*)Okanoganite-(Y)  (*)Oneillite  (*)Opal  (*)Parisite-(Ce)  (*)
Petarasite  (*)Polycrase-(Y)  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sanidine  (*)
Sodalite  (*)Steacyite  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Turkestanite  (*)Vlasovite  (*)Zircon  (*)Zirconolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O61980931022
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O60286
Aenigmatite  (*)SapphirineNa4[Fe2+10Ti2]O4[Si12O36]198093133
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)31980931534
Annite  (*)Mica ClayKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)20356
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)20295
Astrophyllite  (*)AstrophylliteK2NaFe2+7Ti2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4F298092,98093161
Baddeleyite  (*)BaddeleyiteZrO20238
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F0304
Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Apatite(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3(OH)0115
Catapleiite  (*)CatapleiiteNa2Zr(Si3O9)·2H2O0113
Cerite-(Ce)  (*)Cerite(Ce7Ca2)   Mg(SiO4)3(SiO3OH)4(OH)3047
Chevkinite-(Ce)  (*)ChevkiniteCe4(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)5O8(Si2O7)2089
Chiappinoite-(Y)  (*)Not in a structural groupY2Mn(Si3O7)401
Dalyite  (*)NoneK2ZrSi6O1519809315
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O604135
Ekanite  (*)AmorphousCa2ThSi8O20016
Elpidite  (*)ElpiditeNa2ZrSi6O15·3H2O050
Epididymite  (*)Not in a structural groupNa2Be2Si6O15·H2O070
Euxenite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(NbTi)O60414
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)0371
Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)ScheeliteYNbO4198093196
Ferro-katophorite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2298092,9809338
Ferro-richterite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)2030
Ferrokentbrooksite  (*)EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe2+3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(F,Cl)2298092,9809315
Fluocerite-(Ce)  (*)FluoceriteCeF3045
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F02740
Fluorcalciopyrochlore  (*)None(Ca,Na)2(Nb,Ti)2O6F018
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF209617
Fluornatropyrochlore  (*)None(Na,Pb,Ca,REE,U)2Nb2O6F298091,9809210
Fogoite-(Y)  (*)NoneCa2Y2Na3Ti(Si2O7)2(OF)F21980921
Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)GadoliniteY2Fe2+Be2O2(SiO4)20163
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O60741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O319809314640
Hingganite-(Y)  (*)GadoliniteBeY(SiO4)(OH)055
Huttonite  (*)MonaziteTh(SiO4)037
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31980935433
Kentbrooksite  (*)Eudialyte(Na,REE)15(Ca,REE)6Mn3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(F,Cl)2019
Låvenite  (*)Wöhlerite(Na,Ca)4(Mn2+,Fe2+)2(Zr,Ti,Nb)2(Si2O7)2(O,F)4058
Lorenzenite  (*)NoneNa2Ti2O3(Si2O6)082
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Manganoeudialyte  (*)EudialyteNa14Ca6Mn3Zr3[Si26O72(OH)2](H2O,Cl,O,OH)608
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS205800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)0945
Narsarsukite  (*)NoneNa2(Ti,Fe3+)Si4(O,F)11034
Okanoganite-(Y)  (*)Okanoganite(Y,REE,Ca,Na,Th)16(Fe3+,Ti)(Si,B,P)10(O,OH)38F1002
Oneillite  (*)EudialyteNa15Ca3Mn3Fe3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(OH,Cl)202
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O02994
Parisite-(Ce)  (*)ParisiteCaCe2(CO3)3F20112
Petarasite  (*)NoneNa5Zr2Si6O18(Cl,OH)·2H2O06
Polycrase-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)60121
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2298092,9809361156
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)398091,98092,98093598
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl0444
Steacyite  (*)SteacyiteK0.3(Na,Ca)2ThSi8O201980938
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)01006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1980934899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)202562
Turkestanite  (*)Steacyite(K,   )(Ca,Na)2ThSi8O20·nH2O09
Vlasovite  (*)NoneNa2ZrSi4O1109
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)298091,980935251
Zirconolite  (*)Zirconolite(Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)2O70140



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