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Locality Name:
Poiares, Freixo De Espada à Cinta, Bragança, Portugal


mindat Locality ID: 243104
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-243104.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Poiares, Freixo De Espada à Cinta, Bragança, Portugal": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Ribeira Do Mosteiro Mines
Vale De Porros Mine

Latitude: 41°1'57"N
Longitude: 6°52'36"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.0325,-6.8766666666667
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 Be C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Nb O P S Si Sn Ta Ti W 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleApatiteArsenopyriteAxiniteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteColumbite
CorundumEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteMicaMilariteNickelineNonePyritePyroxene
QuartzRutileScheeliteTourmaline

26 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Armenite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Axinite-(Fe)  (*)
Beryl  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Ixiolite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Siderite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)21985403419
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)1985391036
Armenite  (*)MilariteBaCa2(Al6Si9)O30·2H2O19853923
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1985399052
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)AxiniteCa4Fe2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)2198539260
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181985394286
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)19853927770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2298539,985405171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS219854027198
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1985391025
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61985394135
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1985392740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2298539,985409617
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31985395433
Ixiolite  (*)Columbite(Ta2/3Mn2+1/3)O2198539148
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)219853917380
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21985392273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2298539,9854039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81985409056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO219854061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21985395614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)298539,985404894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1985392705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1985396417
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21985402562
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)298539,985401025


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