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Locality Name:
Sítio Do Castelo Mine (Folgosinho Quarry), Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal


mindat Locality ID: 29799
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-29799.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sítio Do Castelo Mine (Folgosinho Quarry), Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 40°30'41"N
Longitude: 7°30'29"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.511388888889,-7.5080555555556
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 As Be Bi C Ca Cd Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P S Sc Si Ti U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Be Bi C Ca Cd Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P S Sc Si Ti U Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAndalusiteApatiteArseniosideriteArsenopyriteArthuriteAutuniteBerauniteBerylCalcioferrite
CalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteChildreniteChloriteClayCopiapiteCopperCoronaditeCorundum
CovelliteDiasporeDufréniteFluoriteGarnetGypsumHopeiteHureauliteJahnsiteKieserite
LaueiteLazuliteLeucophosphiteMalachiteMelanteriteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural group
OrpimentOveritePaulkerritePharmacosideritePhosphophyllitePhosphosideritePyriteQuartzRamsdelliteReddingite
RockbridgeiteRutileSphaleriteSpinelStewartiteStrunziteSulphurTitaniteTripliteTurquoise
VivianiteVoltaiteWavelliteWurtzite

98 IMA Minerals at location:
Almandine  (*)Anatase  (*)Andalusite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Autunite  (*)
Barbosalite  (*)Benyacarite  (*)Beraunite  (*)Bermanite  (*)Beryl  (*)
Bobierrite  (*)Cacoxenite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chalcosiderite  (*)
Chamosite  (*)Childrenite  (*)Copiapite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cryptomelane  (*)Cuprite  (*)Dufrénite  (*)Earlshannonite  (*)Ecandrewsite  (*)
Eleonorite  (*)Ferristrunzite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Frondelite  (*)
Gahnite  (*)Ganophyllite  (*)Goethite  (*)Greenockite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hopeite  (*)Hureaulite  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Isokite  (*)Jahnsite-(CaMnFe)  (*)Jahnsite-(CaMnMn)  (*)Jahnsite-(MnMnMn)  (*)Jarosite  (*)
Keckite  (*)Kidwellite  (*)Kolbeckite  (*)Laueite  (*)Leucophosphite  (*)
Libethenite  (*)Ludlamite  (*)Lun'okite  (*)Malachite  (*)Manjiroite  (*)
Melanterite  (*)Metaswitzerite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)Mitridatite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Nsutite  (*)Orpiment  (*)Parasymplesite  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)
Phosphoferrite  (*)Phosphophyllite  (*)Phosphosiderite  (*)Plimerite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Ramsdellite  (*)Realgar  (*)Rockbridgeite  (*)
Rutile  (*)Sabugalite  (*)Sampleite  (*)Schoonerite  (*)Scorodite  (*)
Serrabrancaite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stewartite  (*)Strengite  (*)
Strunzite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tenorite  (*)Torbernite  (*)Triplite  (*)
Uraninite  (*)Vivianite  (*)Voltaite  (*)Wavellite  (*)Whitmoreite  (*)
Zaïrite  (*)Zincostrunzite  (*)Zwieselite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)302353
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO202162
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO501310
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS09052
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O01272
Barbosalite  (*)LazuliteFe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2043
Benyacarite  (*)Paulkerrite(H2O)2Mn2Ti2Fe3+(PO4)4(OF)(H2O)10·4H2O08
Beraunite  (*)BerauniteFe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4·6H2O0136
Bermanite  (*)ArthuriteMn2+Mn3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·4H2O055
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1804286
Bobierrite  (*)VivianiteMg3(PO4)2·8H2O017
Cacoxenite  (*)NoneFe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12·75H2O0280
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O0925
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Chalcosiderite  (*)TurquoiseCuFe3+6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O077
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)80577
Childrenite  (*)ChildreniteFe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O093
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O0382
Copper  (*)CopperCu03846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS04165
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O160599
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O02970
Dufrénite  (*)DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O0139
Earlshannonite  (*)ArthuriteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·4H2O012
Ecandrewsite  (*)CorundumZnTiO308
Eleonorite  (*)BerauniteFe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4·6H2O051
Ferristrunzite  (*)StrunziteFe3+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O014
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F02740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF209617
Frondelite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Mn2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5052
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O40445
Ganophyllite  (*)Clay(K,Na)xMn2+6(Si,Al)10O24(OH)4·nH2O (x = 1-2; n = 7-11)045
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)07437
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS0717
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Hopeite  (*)HopeiteZn3(PO4)2·4H2O029
Hureaulite  (*)HureauliteMn2+5(PO3OH)2(PO4)2·4H2O0125
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH0367
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O305433
Isokite  (*)TitaniteCaMg(PO4)F022
Jahnsite-(CaMnFe)  (*)JahnsiteCaMn2+Fe2+2Fe3+2(PO4)4(OH)2·8H2O027
Jahnsite-(CaMnMn)  (*)JahnsiteCaMn2+Mn2+2Fe3+2(PO4)4(OH)2·8H2O018
Jahnsite-(MnMnMn)  (*)JahnsiteMn2+Mn2+Mn2+2Fe3+2(PO4)4(OH)2·8H2O06
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)602228
Keckite  (*)JahnsiteCaMn(Fe3+,Mn)2Fe3+2(PO4)4(OH)3·7H2O010
Kidwellite  (*)NoneNaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11·3H2O (x ≈ 0.33)053
Kolbeckite  (*)PhosphosideriteSc(PO4)·2H2O026
Laueite  (*)LaueiteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O070
Leucophosphite  (*)LeucophosphiteKFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)·2H2O0110
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)0234
Ludlamite  (*)NoneFe2+3(PO4)2·4H2O066
Lun'okite  (*)OveriteMgMn2+Al(PO4)2(OH)·4H2O05
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Manjiroite  (*)CoronaditeNa(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16022
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O0915
Metaswitzerite  (*)NoneMn2+3(PO4)2·4H2O022
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O0443
Mitridatite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(PO4)3·3H2O0129
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS205800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Nsutite  (*)RamsdelliteMn2+xMn4+1-xO2-2x(OH)2x0121
Orpiment  (*)OrpimentAs2S30511
Parasymplesite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(AsO4)2·8H2O0124
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O0428
Phosphoferrite  (*)ReddingiteFe2+3(PO4)2·3H2O031
Phosphophyllite  (*)PhosphophylliteZn2Fe2+(PO4)2·4H2O029
Phosphosiderite  (*)PhosphosideriteFe3+(PO4)·2H2O0182
Plimerite  (*)RockbridgeiteZn2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)4(H2O)08
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Ramsdellite  (*)RamsdelliteMnO2088
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS0712
Rockbridgeite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)50206
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Sabugalite  (*)NoneHAl(UO2)4(PO4)4·16H2O087
Sampleite  (*)NoneNaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl·5H2O040
Schoonerite  (*)CalcioferriteZnMn2+Fe2+2Fe3+(PO4)3(OH)2(H2O)7·2H2O013
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O01153
Serrabrancaite  (*)KieseriteMn(PO4)·H2O08
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)06417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Stewartite  (*)StewartiteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O048
Strengite  (*)NoneFe3+(PO4)·2H2O0263
Strunzite  (*)StrunziteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·6H2O098
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS02045
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO01101
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O01059
Triplite  (*)TripliteMn2+2(PO4)F0233
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO202718
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O0636
Voltaite  (*)VoltaiteK2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12·18H2O0111
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O0374
Whitmoreite  (*)ArthuriteFe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·4H2O036
Zaïrite  (*)AluniteBiFe3+3(PO4)2(OH)604
Zincostrunzite  (*)StrunziteZnFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·6.5H2O02
Zwieselite  (*)TripliteFe2+2(PO4)F047


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