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Locality Name:
Raiva, Castelo De Paiva, Aveiro, Portugal

Oldest recorded age at locality: 405
Youngest recorded age at locality: 270

mindat Locality ID: 223816
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-223816.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Raiva, Castelo De Paiva, Aveiro, Portugal": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Ourais Mine
Ribeiro Da Lomba Mine
Terramonte Mine

Latitude: 41°2'13"N
Longitude: 8°19'28"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.036944444444,-8.3244444444444

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 C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mn O P Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBournoniteBrochantiteCalciteChalcopyriteClay
CoronaditeDiasporeGypsumMarcasiteMicaNickelineNonePolybasitePyriteQuartz
RocksaltRutileSphaleriteTetrahedrite

35 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Coronadite  (*)Diaphorite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Freibergite  (*)
Freieslebenite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Jamesonite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Miargyrite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Polybasite  (*)
Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Semseyite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S405270297990,979922793
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)4052701979902734
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)4052701979903250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS4052701979929052
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS44052701979925516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11405270197992843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS34052701979921089
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)64052701979901633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)40527019799027770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)4052701979924979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2405270397990,97991,9799227198
Coronadite  (*)CoronaditePb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16405270197992227
Diaphorite  (*)NoneAg3Pb2Sb3S8405270197992126
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)24052701979919895
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S12405270197992663
Freieslebenite  (*)NoneAgPbSbS3405270297990,97992105
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS405270397990,97991,9799224243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)4052701979927437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O4052701979906890
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S14405270197992784
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS24052701979925674
Miargyrite  (*)NoneAgSbS2405270197992300
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl4052701979921107
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)240527019799217380
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]405270197992716
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS34052701979921425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2405270397990,97991,9799239462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl4052701979921725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S84052701979929056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2405270397990,97991,9799261156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO24052701979925614
Semseyite  (*)NonePb9Sb8S21405270297990,97992165
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)405270297990,979916417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS405270397990,97991,9799221482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S134052701979925317



1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Kristen002524405270Hercynian Orogeny     Yes Pb, Zn, Cu, Ag46301Aveiro, PortugalAviero DistrictMarques de Sá et al. (2014)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2014.03.001OGR62_54studied depoists correspond to veins emplaced in E-W fractures, generated late relatively to the Hercynian orogeny


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