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Locality Name:
Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal


mindat Locality ID: 132561
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-132561.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal": 9
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 9

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Alto Da Fonte Da Arca Mine
Cabeço Da Rachada Mine
Fonte Do Corrondinho Mine
Fragas Da Carvoeira Mine
Ladeira Do Cramão Mine
Maria Soares Mine
Serra Do Gato No. 2 Mine
Sítio Do Castelo Mine (Folgosinho Quarry)
Tojos Mine

Latitude: 40°30'10"N
Longitude: 7°30'8"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.502777777778,-7.5022222222222
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: 

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)31992712353
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO21992712162
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO51992711310
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1992719052
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O1992711272
Barbosalite  (*)LazuliteFe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)219927143
Benyacarite  (*)Paulkerrite(H2O)2Mn2Ti2Fe3+(PO4)4(OF)(H2O)10·4H2O1992718
Beraunite  (*)BerauniteFe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4·6H2O199271136
Bermanite  (*)ArthuriteMn2+Mn3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·4H2O19927155
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181992714286
Bobierrite  (*)VivianiteMg3(PO4)2·8H2O19927117
Cacoxenite  (*)NoneFe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12·75H2O199271280
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O199271925
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS219927127198
Chalcosiderite  (*)TurquoiseCuFe3+6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O19927177
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8199271577
Childrenite  (*)ChildreniteFe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O19927193
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O199271382
Copper  (*)CopperCu1992713846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1992714165
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16199271599
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1992712970
Dufrénite  (*)DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O199271139
Earlshannonite  (*)ArthuriteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·4H2O19927112
Ecandrewsite  (*)CorundumZnTiO31992718
Eleonorite  (*)BerauniteFe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4·6H2O19927151
Ferristrunzite  (*)StrunziteFe3+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O19927114
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1992712740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21992719617
Frondelite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Mn2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)519927152
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O4199271445
Ganophyllite  (*)Clay(K,Na)xMn2+6(Si,Al)10O24(OH)4·nH2O (x = 1-2; n = 7-11)19927145
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1992717437
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS199271717
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1992716890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O319927114640
Hopeite  (*)HopeiteZn3(PO4)2·4H2O19927129
Hureaulite  (*)HureauliteMn2+5(PO3OH)2(PO4)2·4H2O199271125
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH199271367
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31992715433
Isokite  (*)TitaniteCaMg(PO4)F19927122
Jahnsite-(CaMnFe)  (*)JahnsiteCaMn2+Fe2+2Fe3+2(PO4)4(OH)2·8H2O19927127
Jahnsite-(CaMnMn)  (*)JahnsiteCaMn2+Mn2+2Fe3+2(PO4)4(OH)2·8H2O19927118
Jahnsite-(MnMnMn)  (*)JahnsiteMn2+Mn2+Mn2+2Fe3+2(PO4)4(OH)2·8H2O1992716
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61992712228
Keckite  (*)JahnsiteCaMn(Fe3+,Mn)2Fe3+2(PO4)4(OH)3·7H2O19927110
Kidwellite  (*)NoneNaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11·3H2O (x ≈ 0.33)19927153
Kolbeckite  (*)PhosphosideriteSc(PO4)·2H2O19927126
Laueite  (*)LaueiteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O19927170
Leucophosphite  (*)LeucophosphiteKFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)·2H2O199271110
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)199271234
Ludlamite  (*)NoneFe2+3(PO4)2·4H2O19927166
Lun'okite  (*)OveriteMgMn2+Al(PO4)2(OH)·4H2O1992715
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)219927112537
Manjiroite  (*)CoronaditeNa(Mn4+7Mn3+)O1619927122
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O199271915
Metaswitzerite  (*)NoneMn2+3(PO4)2·4H2O19927122
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O199271443
Mitridatite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(PO4)3·3H2O199271129
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21992715800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)219927117380
Nsutite  (*)RamsdelliteMn2+xMn4+1-xO2-2x(OH)2x199271121
Orpiment  (*)OrpimentAs2S3199271511
Parasymplesite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(AsO4)2·8H2O199271124
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O199271428
Phosphoferrite  (*)ReddingiteFe2+3(PO4)2·3H2O19927131
Phosphophyllite  (*)PhosphophylliteZn2Fe2+(PO4)2·4H2O19927129
Phosphosiderite  (*)PhosphosideriteFe3+(PO4)·2H2O199271182
Plimerite  (*)RockbridgeiteZn2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)4(H2O)1992718
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS219927139462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81992719056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO219927161156
Ramsdellite  (*)RamsdelliteMnO219927188
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS199271712
Rockbridgeite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5199271206
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21992715614
Sabugalite  (*)NoneHAl(UO2)4(PO4)4·16H2O19927187
Sampleite  (*)NoneNaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl·5H2O19927140
Schoonerite  (*)CalcioferriteZnMn2+Fe2+2Fe3+(PO4)3(OH)2(H2O)7·2H2O19927113
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O1992711153
Serrabrancaite  (*)KieseriteMn(PO4)·H2O1992718
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1992716417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS19927121482
Stewartite  (*)StewartiteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O19927148
Strengite  (*)NoneFe3+(PO4)·2H2O199271263
Strunzite  (*)StrunziteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·6H2O19927198
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS1992712045
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO1992711101
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O1992711059
Triplite  (*)TripliteMn2+2(PO4)F199271233
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO21992712718
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O199271636
Voltaite  (*)VoltaiteK2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12·18H2O199271111
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O199271374
Whitmoreite  (*)ArthuriteFe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·4H2O19927136
Zaïrite  (*)AluniteBiFe3+3(PO4)2(OH)61992714
Zincostrunzite  (*)StrunziteZnFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·6.5H2O1992712
Zwieselite  (*)TripliteFe2+2(PO4)F19927147


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R110155Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugalhttps://rruff.info/R110155

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