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Locality Name:
Nisa, Portalegre, Portugal


mindat Locality ID: 166606
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-166606.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Nisa, Portalegre, Portugal": 17
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 10

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Alpalhão
Amieira Do Tejo
Espírito Santo
Nisa Uranium Mine (Lameira Das Pedrinhas)
Nossa Senhora Da Graça
Santana

Latitude: 39°32'26"N
Longitude: 7°38'5"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.540555555556,-7.6347222222222
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 B Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Sn U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousArsenopyriteAutuniteBerylChalcopyriteClayDiasporeFluoriteMalachiteMica
NonePhosphuranylitePyriteQuartzRutileSphaleriteTourmaline

22 IMA Minerals at location:
Arsenopyrite  (*)Autunite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cordierite  (*)
Goethite  (*)Malachite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)Metauranocircite-I  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Opal  (*)Phosphuranylite  (*)Phurcalite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Sabugalite  (*)Saléeite  (*)Schorl  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Torbernite  (*)
Uraninite  (*)Uranocircite-II  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS299871,998739052
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O399874,99876,998811272
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2299871,998735171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS219988127198
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O181998811008
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)299881,998847437
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)219988112537
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O199881443
Metauranocircite-I  (*)NoneBa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O19988138
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)219986917380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O1998842994
Phosphuranylite  (*)PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4·8H2O299876,99881182
Phurcalite  (*)PhosphuranyliteCa2(UO2)3O2(PO4)2·7H2O19987420
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2499871,99873,99876,9988139462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2399869,99871,9987361156
Sabugalite  (*)NoneHAl(UO2)4(PO4)4·16H2O299876,9988187
Saléeite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(PO4)2(H2O)10299876,9988195
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1998692705
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS19988121482
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O399874,99876,998811059
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO2399874,99876,998812718
Uranocircite-II  (*)NoneBa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10H2O19988189


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