Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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Locality Name:
Estremoz, Évora, Portugal

mindat Locality ID: 158173
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-158173.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Estremoz, Évora, Portugal": 9
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Glória
Marble Quarries
Santa Maria
Santa Vitória Do Ameixial

Latitude: 38°50'48"N
Longitude: 7°36'16"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.846666666667,-7.6044444444444

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Amorphous	Andalusite	Arsenopyrite	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Chenevixite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite
Diaspore	Malachite	Marcasite	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite

Arsenopyrite ()*	Calcite ()*	Ceruleite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chenevixite ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Hematite ()*	Libethenite ()*
Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Olivenite ()*	Opal ()*	Pyrite ()*
Quartz ()*	Scorodite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*

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 C Ca Cu Fe H Mg O P Pb S Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amorphous Andalusite Arsenopyrite Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Chenevixite Copper Corundum Covellite
Diaspore Malachite Marcasite None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite

24 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1	99012	9052
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	4	99013,99015,99016,99017	27770
Ceruleite ()*	None	CuAl₄(AsO₄)₂(OH)₈(H₂O)₄	1	99012	19
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	1	99012	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1	99012	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2	99012,99019	27198
Chenevixite ()*	Chenevixite	CuFe³⁺(AsO₄)(OH)₂	1	99012	90
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	1	99012	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1	99012	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	1	99012	2970
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	4	99013,99016,99017,99019	9895
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	2	99012,99019	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1	99012	7437
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	3	99012,99015,99016	14640
Libethenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(PO₄)(OH)	1	99012	234
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1	99012	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1	99012	5674
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	1	99012	492
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	1	99012	2994
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2	99012,99016	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	3	99012,99015,99019	61156
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	1	99012	1153
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1	99012	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1	99019	21482

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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