Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Ribeiro Da Carvalhida Mine, Covelo De Paivó, Arouca, Aveiro, Portugal

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

mindat Locality ID: 240423
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-240423.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ribeiro Da Carvalhida Mine, Covelo De Paivó, Arouca, Aveiro, Portugal": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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: As Cu Fe H K O S Sn Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As Cu Fe H K O S Sn Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenopyriteCovelliteDiasporeLepidocrociteNonePharmacosideritePyriteRutileSphaleriteSulphur

10 IMA Minerals at location:
Arsenopyrite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Covellite  (*)Goethite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)
Pharmacosiderite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Scorodite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS40527009052
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO240527005171
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS40527004165
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)40527007437
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)4052700581
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O4052700428
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2405270039462
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O40527001153
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS405270021482
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS40527002045


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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