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Locality Name:
Vinhais, Bragança, Portugal


mindat Locality ID: 132106
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-132106.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Vinhais, Bragança, Portugal": 27
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 16

Number of Child Localities: 11
Child Localities:
Agrochão
Edrosa
Ervedosa
Nunes
Rebordelo
Soeira
Tuizelo
Vale Das Fontes
Vila Boa De Ousilhão
Vila Verde
Vilar De Peregrinos

Latitude: 41°48'2"N
Longitude: 7°'57"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.800555555556,-7.0158333333333
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: Ag Al As Au B Ba Ca Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Nb O P Pb Pt S Si Sn Ta Ti U W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteArsenopyriteBaryteChalcopyriteClayColumbiteCopperCorundumMicaNickeline
NonePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelStanniteTalc
TourmalineWavellite

28 IMA Minerals at location:
Arsenopyrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)
Ferberite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Ixiolite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Platinum  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)
Scorodite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)Talc  (*)
Torbernite  (*)Variscite  (*)Wavellite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS498651,98656,98662,986679052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)19865411547
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2698651,98652,98656,98661,98662,986695171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2298662,9866727198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O4598658,98664,98671,98673,986743902
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)198656551
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1986562740
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS298654,9866724243
Gold  (*)CopperAu298654,9866730554
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31986565433
Ixiolite  (*)Columbite(Ta2/3Mn2+1/3)O2198656148
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4498658,98671,98673,9867414899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2398651,98652,9866217380
Platinum  (*)CopperPt398671,98673,98674485
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2498651,98656,98662,9866739462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21986763106
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8298656,986629056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2598651,98652,98660,98662,9866761156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)298651,986564894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1986562705
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O1986561153
Silver  (*)CopperAg298654,986675186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS398654,98656,9866721482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS4198656668
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2398664,98665,986713337
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O1986561059
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O298655,98660301
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O198660374


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