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Locality Name:
Montalegre, Vila Real, Portugal


mindat Locality ID: 245042
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-245042.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Montalegre, Vila Real, Portugal": 23
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 16

Number of Child Localities: 10
Child Localities:
Cabril
Ferral
Morgade
Negrões
Paradela
Pitões Das Júnias
Salto
Tourém
Venda Nova
Vilar De Perdizes

Latitude: 41°45'57"N
Longitude: 7°52'52"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.765833333333,-7.8811111111111

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 Be Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti U W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleApatiteArsenopyriteAutuniteBerylBismutiteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClay
ClinozoisiteCorundumCovelliteDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetMarcasiteMica
MolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyrochloreQuartzRocksaltRutileScheelite
SphaleriteSpinelStanniteStibniteTourmalineTungstiteZinkenite

42 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Anatase  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Autunite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bismutite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Cosalite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Epidote  (*)Ferrimolybdite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hydrokenoelsmoreite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Meymacite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)
Tungstite  (*)Zinkenite  (*)
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)211004393419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)11004398803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)311004432353
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO22100427,1004392162
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS4100426,100429,100433,1004399052
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O11004271272
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O182100427,1004424286
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S311004391935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)2100427,100439716
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS411004395516
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO28100426,100427,100428,100429,100431,100433,100440,1004415171
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S11004395707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS24100426,100427,100439,10044027198
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)811004391756
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S51100427344
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS11004394165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O11004392970
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)11004398173
Ferrimolybdite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O1100427345
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F11004272740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF23100427,100429,1004399617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS110043924243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)11004397437
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3110043914640
Hydrokenoelsmoreite  (*)Pyrochlore   2W2O6(H2O)110043957
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42100439,10044314899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS211004395674
Meymacite  (*)NoneWO3·2H2O110043910
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2100426,1004274924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS26100426,100427,100428,100429,100439,1004405800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22100426,10043917380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2100426,1004362349
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS25100427,100428,100433,100439,10044039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82100439,1004409056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO211100426,100427,100428,100429,100435,100436,100439,100440,100442,100445,10044761156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)6100426,100427,100429,100439,100440,1004454894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)11004272705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)11004396417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2100439,10044021482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS41100439668
Tungstite  (*)TungstiteWO3·H2O1100439118
Zinkenite  (*)ZinkenitePb9Sb22S421100439228



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