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Locality Name:
Monchique, Faro, Portugal


mindat Locality ID: 217916
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-217916.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Monchique, Faro, Portugal": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Monchique

Latitude: 37°17'5"N
Longitude: 8°33'30"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.284722222222,-8.5583333333333

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 Ba C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Si Sr Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAmphiboleAnalcimeAragoniteBaryteBurbankiteCalciteCancrinite-sodaliteChabaziteChalcopyrite
ChloriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGaidonnayiteMicaNatrolite
NonePerovskitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileSodaliteSpinelTitanite
TridymiteZircon

34 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Analcime  (*)Annite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Burbankite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chabazite-Sr  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Epidote  (*)Ferro-hornblende  (*)Fluorite  (*)Gaidonnayite  (*)
Galena  (*)Gonnardite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hilairite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Nepheline  (*)
Perovskite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Sanidine  (*)
Sodalite  (*)Strontianite  (*)Titanite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O6299155,991561022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1991568803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)199156706
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O299155,991561627
Annite  (*)Mica ClayKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2199156356
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)299156,9915711547
Burbankite  (*)Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)519915652
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)299155,9915627770
Chabazite-Sr  (*)Chabazite(Sr,Ca)2[Al4Si8O24]·11H2O1991566
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS219915527198
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81991561756
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1991568173
Ferro-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2199156271
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2299155,991569617
Gaidonnayite  (*)GaidonnayiteNa2ZrSi3O9·2H2O19915621
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS19915524243
Gonnardite  (*)Natrolite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10·3H2O199155167
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O319915514640
Hilairite  (*)NoneNa2ZrSi3O9·3H2O19915618
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3299155,991565433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4299155,9915614899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)299155,991564924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)219915617380
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O299155,991561236
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)299155,99156884
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO3199156495
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2299155,9915639462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO219915761156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21991555614
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)199155598
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl199155444
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)199156589
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1991564899
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)299155,991565251



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