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Locality Name:
Codeceira Mine, Vale Das Gatas Mines (São Lourenço De Riba Pinhão And Souto Maior), Sabrosa, Vila Real, Portugal


mindat Locality ID: 245591
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-245591.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Codeceira Mine, Vale Das Gatas Mines (São Lourenço De Riba Pinhão And Souto Maior), Sabrosa, Vila Real, Portugal": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 41°18'27"N
Longitude: 7°35'10"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.3075,-7.5861111111111

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 Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn O P Pb S Si Sn W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn O P Pb S Si Sn W Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteApatiteArsenopyriteBaryteBrochantiteCalciteCarminiteChalcopyriteChloriteClay
ColumbiteCovelliteFluoriteGypsumLepidocrociteMelanteriteMonaziteNoneNot in a structural groupPharmacosiderite
PyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteSulphur

34 IMA Minerals at location:
Anglesite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Beudantite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Carminite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hübnerite  (*)Kintoreite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Mimetite  (*)
Pharmacosiderite  (*)Plumbogummite  (*)Preisingerite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rooseveltite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Scorodite  (*)Segnitite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stolzite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tenorite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)02734
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS09052
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)60413
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)601633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Carminite  (*)CarminitePbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)20178
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO205171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)801756
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS04165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O02970
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF209617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)0469
Kintoreite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6041
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)0581
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O0915
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl01107
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O0428
Plumbogummite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)60170
Preisingerite  (*)NoneBi3O(AsO4)2(OH)053
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl01725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rooseveltite  (*)MonaziteBi(AsO4)038
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)04894
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O01153
Segnitite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)60134
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Stolzite  (*)ScheelitePb(WO4)0156
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS02045
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO01101



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