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Locality Name:
Sabrosa, Vila Real, Portugal


mindat Locality ID: 206041
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-206041.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sabrosa, Vila Real, Portugal": 16
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 10

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Covas Do Douro
Sabrosa
São Lourenço De Riba Pinhão
São Martinho De Anta
Souto Maior
Vale Das Gatas Mines (São Lourenço De Riba Pinhão And Souto Maior)

Latitude: 41°16'39"N
Longitude: 7°35'25"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.2775,-7.5902777777778

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 B Be Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe Ge H K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Ti W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAluniteApatiteAragoniteArgyroditeArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteBrochantiteCalcite
CarminiteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteChloriteClayColumbiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDigenite
FluoriteGypsumHydrotalciteJalpaiteLepidocrociteMalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteMicaMonazite
NeyiteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPavonitePentlanditePharmacosideritePolybasitePyritePyrochlore
QuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelStanniteStibniteSulphurTetrahedrite
TitaniteTopazTourmalineWoodwarditeZircon

79 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Anatase  (*)Anglesite  (*)Argyrodite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Beudantite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)
Brianyoungite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Canfieldite  (*)Carminite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Digenite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Ferberite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Geffroyite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hübnerite  (*)Hydrokenoelsmoreite  (*)Hydrowoodwardite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Jalpaite  (*)Kintoreite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Matildite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Mimetite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Neyite  (*)Orthoserpierite  (*)Pavonite  (*)Pearceite  (*)
Pharmacosiderite  (*)Plumbogummite  (*)Preisingerite  (*)Proustite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Ramsbeckite  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)
Rooseveltite  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Scorodite  (*)
Segnitite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stannite  (*)Stolzite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Titanite  (*)Topaz  (*)Zincowoodwardite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S11005022793
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO22100501,1005022162
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)3100501,100502,1005032734
Argyrodite  (*)ArgyroditeAg8GeS6110050262
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS7100492,100493,100497,100498,100501,100502,1005039052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)211005015509
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)21100501606
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)62100501,100503413
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi11005021966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S311005021935
Brianyoungite  (*)NoneZn3(CO3)(OH)42100500,10050179
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)611005031633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)3100500,100501,10050327770
Canfieldite  (*)ArgyroditeAg8SnS6110050291
Carminite  (*)CarminitePbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)22100501,100503178
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO29100492,100493,100495,100497,100498,100500,100501,100502,1005035171
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)11005014979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O1100501925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S11005025707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS26100492,100497,100500,100501,100502,10050327198
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)82100501,1005031756
Copper  (*)CopperCu2100500,1005013846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS3100501,100502,1005034165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O11005032970
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S11005021027
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)23100500,100501,1005039895
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)1100502551
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF23100501,100502,1005039617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS6100489,100490,100500,100501,100502,10050324243
Geffroyite  (*)Pentlandite(Cu,Fe,Ag)9Se8110050210
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O3100501,100502,1005036890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3110050214640
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)4100500,100501,100502,100503469
Hydrokenoelsmoreite  (*)Pyrochlore   2W2O6(H2O)110050157
Hydrowoodwardite  (*)Woodwardite Hydrotalcite(Cu1-xAlx)(SO4)x/2(OH)2·nH2O (x < 0.5, n > 3x/2)2100500,10050116
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O311005025433
Jalpaite  (*)JalpaiteAg3CuS21100501116
Kintoreite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6110050341
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)1100503581
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4110050214899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2110050112537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS211005025674
Matildite  (*)NoneAgBiS21100502252
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O2100501,100503915
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl2100501,1005031107
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22100501,10050217380
Neyite  (*)NeyiteAg2Cu6Pb25Bi26S68110050212
Orthoserpierite  (*)NoneCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O2100500,10050140
Pavonite  (*)PavoniteAgBi3S5110050272
Pearceite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(As,Sb)2S7]1100502249
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O1100503428
Plumbogummite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)61100503170
Preisingerite  (*)NoneBi3O(AsO4)2(OH)110050353
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS31100502733
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS28100489,100490,100493,100498,100500,100501,100502,10050339462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl3100501,100502,1005031725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S83100492,100497,1005029056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO211100489,100490,100492,100493,100495,100497,100498,100500,100501,100502,10050361156
Ramsbeckite  (*)NoneCu15(SO4)4(OH)22·6H2O2100500,10050168
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)11005011711
Rooseveltite  (*)MonaziteBi(AsO4)110050338
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO211005025614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)4100500,100501,100502,1005034894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)11005022705
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O3100501,100502,1005031153
Segnitite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)61100503134
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)2100501,1005026417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO511005021516
Silver  (*)CopperAg11005015186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS6100493,100498,100500,100501,100502,10050321482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS43100500,100501,100502668
Stolzite  (*)ScheelitePb(WO4)2100501,100503156
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS2100501,1005032045
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO11005031101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1311005025317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O11005024899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F211005011476
Zincowoodwardite  (*)Woodwardite Hydrotalcite(Zn1-xAlx)(SO4)x/2(OH)2·nH2O (x < 0.5, n < 3x/2)2100500,10050112
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)11005025251



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