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Locality Name:
Alandroal, Évora, Portugal


mindat Locality ID: 106465
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-106465.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Alandroal, Évora, Portugal": 17
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 14

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Capelins (Santo António)
Defesa Da Granja Mine
Herdade De Santo Ildefonso Mine
Herdade Do Carneiro Mine
Herdade Do Casco Mine
Juromenha Meteorite
Nossa Senhora Da Conceição
São Brás Dos Matos

Latitude: 38°38'41"N
Longitude: 7°17'13"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.644722222222,-7.2869444444444

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 C Ca Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Ni O P S Sb Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAndalusiteArsenopyriteBrochantiteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteCopperCorundumCyanotrichite
DiasporeGypsumIronMalachiteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltRutile
SpinelSulphurSymplesiteTetrahedriteTurquoiseVivianiteWavellite

38 IMA Minerals at location:
Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Cacoxenite  (*)Camérolaite  (*)
Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chalcosiderite  (*)Copper  (*)
Crandallite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Ferrisymplesite  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Iron  (*)Jarosite  (*)Libethenite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Mansfieldite  (*)Olivenite  (*)Parasymplesite  (*)
Pseudomalachite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)Ranciéite  (*)
Schreibersite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Taenite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Turquoise  (*)Wavellite  (*)Wüstite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1990019052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21990015509
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)61990011633
Cacoxenite  (*)NoneFe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12·75H2O199001280
Camérolaite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu6Al3(OH)18(H2O)2[Sb(OH)6](SO4)19900115
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O199001925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1990015707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2798993,98994,98995,98996,98999,99001,9900227198
Chalcosiderite  (*)TurquoiseCuFe3+6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O19900177
Copper  (*)CopperCu1990013846
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6199001310
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O298999,990012970
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21990019895
Ferrisymplesite  (*)SymplesiteFe3+3(AsO4)2(OH)3·5H2O19900121
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)298999,990017437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1990016890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3598987,98989,98990,98991,9900114640
Iron  (*)IronFe1989971089
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61990012228
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)199001234
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O419899714899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2398999,99001,9900212537
Mansfieldite  (*)NoneAl(AsO4)·2H2O19900142
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)199001492
Parasymplesite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(AsO4)2·8H2O199001124
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)4298999,99001369
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2698993,98994,98995,98996,98999,9900139462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2398987,98988,989923106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21398987,98988,98989,98990,98991,98992,98993,98994,98995,98996,98999,99001,9900261156
Ranciéite  (*)None(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2·0.6H2O199001177
Schreibersite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)3P198997374
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1989996417
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS1990012045
Taenite  (*)None(Ni,Fe)198997703
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131990015317
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O199001484
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O199001374
Wüstite  (*)RocksaltFeO19899774



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