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Locality Name:
Neves-Corvo Mine, Santa Bárbara De Padrões, Castro Verde, Beja, Portugal

Oldest recorded age at locality: 370
Youngest recorded age at locality: 370

mindat Locality ID: 14752
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-14752.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Arc

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Neves-Corvo Mine, Santa Bárbara De Padrões, Castro Verde, Beja, Portugal": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 37°34'23"N
Longitude: 7°58'14"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.573055555556,-7.9705555555556
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 Ba Bi C Ca Co Cu Fe H In K Mg O Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Te Ti V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Co Cu Fe H In K Mg O Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Te Ti V Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteBournoniteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayCobaltiteCopper
GermaniteKaoliniteLöllingiteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltRutile
SphaleriteSpinelStanniteStannoiditeStibniteTetradymiteTetrahedrite

45 IMA Minerals at location:
Alloclasite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bismuth  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carrollite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Clausthalite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)
Colusite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Donbassite  (*)Freibergite  (*)Galena  (*)
Glaucodot  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Joséite-B  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Kësterite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Mawsonite  (*)Miharaite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Naumannite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Roquesite  (*)Rutile  (*)
Sakuraiite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)Stannoidite  (*)
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetradymite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Vinciennite  (*)Wittichenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Alloclasite  (*)LöllingiteCoAsS370370056
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)237037003092
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS37037009052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)370370011547
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi37037001966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S337037001935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS437037005516
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS337037001089
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)370370027770
Carrollite  (*)SpinelCuCo2S43703700154
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO237037005171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2370370027198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)83703700577
Clausthalite  (*)RocksaltPbSe3703700281
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS3703700966
Colusite  (*)Sphalerite GermaniteCu13VAs3S163703700110
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)237037009895
Donbassite  (*)Clay ChloriteAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2·Al2.33(OH)6370370016
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S123703700663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS370370024243
Glaucodot  (*)Arsenopyrite(Co0.5Fe0.5)AsS3703700131
Gold  (*)CopperAu370370030554
Graphite  (*)NoneC37037002812
Joséite-B  (*)TetradymiteBi4Te2S370370086
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)437037005591
Kësterite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2ZnSnS4370370082
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs23703700762
Mawsonite  (*)NoneCu6Fe2SnS8370370092
Miharaite  (*)NonePbCu4FeBiS6370370019
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2370370017380
Naumannite  (*)Not in a structural groupAg2Se3703700192
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2370370039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2370370061156
Roquesite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuInS2370370046
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO237037005614
Sakuraiite  (*)Stannite Sphalerite(Cu,Zn,Fe)3(In,Sn)S4370370010
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)37037006417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS370370021482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS43703700668
Stannoidite  (*)StannoiditeCu8(Fe,Zn)3Sn2S12370370080
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1337037001803
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S3703700510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1337037005317
Vinciennite  (*)NoneCu10Fe4SnAsS16370370013
Wittichenite  (*)NoneCu3BiS33703700297


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
vms-00739370370Upper Devonian       S14752Neves-Corvo Mine, Santa Bárbara De Padrões, Castro Verde, Beja, PortugalNeves-CorvoMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 

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