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Locality Name:
Santiago Do Escoural, Montemor-o-Novo, Évora, Portugal


mindat Locality ID: 132560
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-132560.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Santiago Do Escoural, Montemor-o-Novo, Évora, Portugal": 12
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 12

Number of Child Localities: 12
Child Localities:
Casas Novas Mine
Herdade Da Defesa Mine
Herdade Da Sala Quarry
Herdade Da Serrinha Mine
Herdade De Prata Mine
Herdade De Vale Da Arca Mine
Herdade Do Carvalhal Mine
Herdade Do Castelo Mine
Nogueirinha Mine
Serra Dos Monges No. 1 Mine
Serra Dos Monges No. 2 Mine
Terra Das Freiras Quarry

Latitude: 38°33'1"N
Longitude: 8°9'47"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.550277777778,-8.1630555555556
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 Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca F Fe H Mg Na O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAragoniteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopiapiteCorundumDiaspore
EpidoteMicaNickelineNonePyriteQuartzSphaleriteSpinelStibniteVesuvianite

18 IMA Minerals at location:
Aragonite  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Copiapite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Goethite  (*)Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stibnite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)299050,990523250
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)19904611547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)299044,9905327770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2299051,9905227198
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O199053382
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21990539895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1990538173
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1990537437
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3299051,9905214640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4699043,99045,99049,99050,99051,9905214899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2299051,9905317380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2699043,99049,99050,99051,99052,9905339462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81990439056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2299046,9905361156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS19905021482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S31990463418
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21990532562
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1001395


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