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Locality Name:
Ponte Da Barca, Viana Do Castelo, Portugal

Oldest recorded age at locality: 299
Youngest recorded age at locality: 252

mindat Locality ID: 132119
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-132119.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ponte Da Barca, Viana Do Castelo, Portugal": 14
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 10

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Entre Ambos-os-Rios
Grovelas
São Lourenço De Touvedo
Vila Chã
Vila Nova De Muía

Latitude: 41°47'45"N
Longitude: 8°21'47"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.795833333333,-8.3630555555556
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 Be Bi Ca Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Si Sn U W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteArseniosideriteArsenopyriteArthuriteAutuniteBerauniteBerylCeriteChalcopyriteChildrenite
ChloriteClayCopperDiasporeFairfielditeFeldsparHureauliteKobelliteLillianiteMeta-autunite
MicaNoneOlivinePhosphosideritePyriteQuartzReddingiteRockbridgeiteRocksaltRutile
ScheeliteSphaleriteStewartiteStibniteStrunziteTitaniteTourmalineTripliteVivianiteWagnerite

57 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Autunite  (*)Beraunite  (*)Berlinite  (*)
Bermanite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Cacoxenite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Cosalite  (*)Dravite  (*)Eosphorite  (*)
Eskimoite  (*)Fairfieldite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Frondelite  (*)Galena  (*)
Galenobismutite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Hureaulite  (*)Isokite  (*)
Lithiophilite  (*)Lithiophorite  (*)Matildite  (*)Meta-autunite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Phosphosiderite  (*)Purpurite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Reddingite  (*)Robertsite  (*)Rockbridgeite  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Scorodite  (*)Sicklerite  (*)Silver  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stewartite  (*)Strengite  (*)Strunzite  (*)Torbernite  (*)
Triphylite  (*)Triplite  (*)Variscite  (*)Vivianite  (*)Whitlockite  (*)
Wolfeite  (*)Zwieselite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2992522100226,1002288803
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2992526100220,100221,100222,100225,100226,1002329052
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O29925211002261272
Beraunite  (*)BerauniteFe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4·6H2O2992521100226136
Berlinite  (*)QuartzAl(PO4)299252110022628
Bermanite  (*)ArthuriteMn2+Mn3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·4H2O299252110022655
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1829925211002264286
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S329925211002261935
Cacoxenite  (*)NoneFe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12·75H2O2992521100226280
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO211002205171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2299252110022627198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)82992521100226577
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S52992521100226344
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)2992521100226648
Eosphorite  (*)ChildreniteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O2992521100226128
Eskimoite  (*)LillianiteAg7Pb10Bi15S36299252110022620
Fairfieldite  (*)FairfielditeCa2Mn2+(PO4)2·2H2O299252110022672
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F29925211002262740
Frondelite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Mn2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5299252110022652
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2100228,10023024243
Galenobismutite  (*)KobellitePbBi2S42992521100226192
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)29925211002267437
Gold  (*)CopperAu5100220,100221,100222,100225,10023230554
Hureaulite  (*)HureauliteMn2+5(PO3OH)2(PO4)2·4H2O2992521100226125
Isokite  (*)TitaniteCaMg(PO4)F299252110022622
Lithiophilite  (*)OlivineLiMn2+(PO4)2992521100226155
Lithiophorite  (*)None(Al,Li)(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2(OH)22992521100226210
Matildite  (*)NoneAgBiS22992521100226252
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O2992521100226388
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O2992521100226443
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)29925211002264924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22992522100226,10022817380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)11002282349
Phosphosiderite  (*)PhosphosideriteFe3+(PO4)·2H2O2992521100226182
Purpurite  (*)OlivineMn3+(PO4)299252110022680
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22992528100220,100221,100222,100225,100226,100228,100230,10023239462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22992529100220,100221,100222,100225,100226,100228,100229,100230,10023261156
Reddingite  (*)ReddingiteMn2+3(PO4)2·3H2O299252110022624
Robertsite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Mn3+3O2(PO4)3·3H2O299252110022636
Rockbridgeite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)52992521100226206
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)11002324894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)2992522100226,1002282705
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O2992524100220,100221,100222,1002261153
Sicklerite  (*)OlivineLiMn2+(PO4)299252110022666
Silver  (*)CopperAg3100220,100221,1002225186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2992522100226,10022821482
Stewartite  (*)StewartiteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O299252110022648
Strengite  (*)NoneFe3+(PO4)·2H2O2992521100226263
Strunzite  (*)StrunziteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·6H2O299252110022698
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O29925211002261059
Triphylite  (*)OlivineLiFe2+(PO4)2992521100226313
Triplite  (*)TripliteMn2+2(PO4)F2992521100226233
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O2992521100226301
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O2992521100226636
Whitlockite  (*)CeriteCa9Mg(PO3OH)(PO4)62992521100226104
Wolfeite  (*)WagneriteFe2+2(PO4)(OH)299252110022643
Zwieselite  (*)TripliteFe2+2(PO4)F299252110022647


1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Scott-EG19_172-0001299252Late-Variscan age of metamorphism      61394Pedra Da Moura Mine, São Lourenço De Touvedo, Ponte Da Barca, Viana Do Castelo, PortugalPedra da Moura pegmatite groupGomes et al. (2009) EG19_172 

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