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Locality Name:
Vila Real, Vila Real, Portugal


mindat Locality ID: 154537
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-154537.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Vila Real, Vila Real, Portugal": 32
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 20

Number of Child Localities: 12
Child Localities:
Andrães
Borbela
Campeã
Lamares
Lordelo
Marão Mines
Mouçós
São Tomé Do Castelo
Torgueda
Vale De Nogueira
Vila Cova
Vila Marim

Latitude: 41°19'5"N
Longitude: 7°43'34"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.318055555556,-7.7261111111111
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 Be Ca Cu F Fe H K Mn Mo O Pb S Si Sn Ti W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenopyriteBerylChalcopyriteClayColumbiteCopperCorundumFeldsparFluorite
GarnetMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNonePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSphalerite
SpinelStannite

22 IMA Minerals at location:
Almandine  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Beryl  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Ferberite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Grunerite  (*)
Hübnerite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Silver  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)
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)311005552353
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS14100550,100551,100557,100558,100559,100561,100565,100567,100569,100571,100572,100575,100578,1005799052
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1811005784286
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO211100550,100551,100557,100558,100559,100561,100567,100569,100571,100572,1005795171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS28100550,100551,100557,100571,100572,100574,100575,10057627198
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)1100557551
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF211005579617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS4100550,100557,100571,10057524243
Gold  (*)CopperAu110057530554
Grunerite  (*)Amphibole   Fe2+2Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)22100555,100562223
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)1100557469
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O32100558,1005595433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O43100555,100574,10057614899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)11005804924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS211005785800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22100557,10058017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS212100550,100557,100558,100559,100561,100567,100569,100574,100575,100576,100578,10057939462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S83100551,100557,1005729056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO218100550,100551,100553,100557,100558,100559,100561,100565,100567,100569,100571,100572,100574,100575,100576,100578,100579,10058061156
Silver  (*)CopperAg11005755186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS4100550,100557,100571,10057521482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS41100557668


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