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Locality Name:
Cabril, Montalegre, Vila Real, Portugal


mindat Locality ID: 245043
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-245043.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Cabril, Montalegre, Vila Real, Portugal": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Borrageiro Mine
Carris Mines
Castanheiro Mine
Salto Do Lobo - Corgas Das Negras E Lamalonga Mines

Latitude: 41°47'38"N
Longitude: 8°2'17"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.793888888889,-8.0380555555556
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 Mo Na O P Pb S Si Sn Ti U W 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteArsenopyriteAutuniteBerylBismutiteChalcopyriteClayFeldsparFluoriteMica
MolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRutileScheeliteTourmaline

19 IMA Minerals at location:
Anatase  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Autunite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismutite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cosalite  (*)Ferrimolybdite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO211004272162
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2100426,1004299052
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O11004271272
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1811004274286
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)1100427716
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO24100426,100427,100428,1004295171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22100426,10042727198
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S51100427344
Ferrimolybdite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O1100427345
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F11004272740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22100427,1004299617
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2100426,1004274924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS24100426,100427,100428,1004295800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2110042617380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)11004262349
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22100427,10042839462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO24100426,100427,100428,10042961156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)3100426,100427,1004294894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)11004272705


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