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Locality Name:
Souto Maior, Sabrosa, Vila Real, Portugal


mindat Locality ID: 245979
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-245979.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Souto Maior, Sabrosa, Vila Real, Portugal": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Pontinha NÂș3 Mine
Vinheiros Mine

Latitude: 41°18'7"N
Longitude: 7°34'48"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.301944444444,-7.58

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: Ag Al As Be C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn O P Pb S Si Sn Ti W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteCalciteCarminiteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteChlorite
ClayColumbiteCopperCovelliteFluoriteGypsumHydrotalciteJalpaiteMalachiteMelanterite
MicaNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyrochloreQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphalerite
StanniteSulphurTopazWoodwardite

44 IMA Minerals at location:
Anatase  (*)Anglesite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)
Beudantite  (*)Brianyoungite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carminite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Copper  (*)
Covellite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hübnerite  (*)Hydrokenoelsmoreite  (*)Hydrowoodwardite  (*)Jalpaite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Melanterite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoserpierite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)Ramsbeckite  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Scorodite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)
Stolzite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Topaz  (*)Zincowoodwardite  (*)
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 groupTiO211005012162
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)11005012734
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS11005019052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)211005015509
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)21100501606
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)61100501413
Brianyoungite  (*)NoneZn3(CO3)(OH)42100500,10050179
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2100500,10050127770
Carminite  (*)CarminitePbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)21100501178
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO22100500,1005015171
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)11005014979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O1100501925
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22100500,10050127198
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)811005011756
Copper  (*)CopperCu2100500,1005013846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS11005014165
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)22100500,1005019895
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF211005019617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2100500,10050124243
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O11005016890
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)2100500,100501469
Hydrokenoelsmoreite  (*)Pyrochlore   2W2O6(H2O)110050157
Hydrowoodwardite  (*)Woodwardite Hydrotalcite(Cu1-xAlx)(SO4)x/2(OH)2·nH2O (x < 0.5, n > 3x/2)2100500,10050116
Jalpaite  (*)JalpaiteAg3CuS21100501116
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2110050112537
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O1100501915
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl11005011107
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2110050117380
Orthoserpierite  (*)NoneCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O2100500,10050140
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22100500,10050139462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl11005011725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22100500,10050161156
Ramsbeckite  (*)NoneCu15(SO4)4(OH)22·6H2O2100500,10050168
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)11005011711
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)2100500,1005014894
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O11005011153
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)11005016417
Silver  (*)CopperAg11005015186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2100500,10050121482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS42100500,100501668
Stolzite  (*)ScheelitePb(WO4)1100501156
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS11005012045
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F211005011476
Zincowoodwardite  (*)Woodwardite Hydrotalcite(Zn1-xAlx)(SO4)x/2(OH)2·nH2O (x < 0.5, n < 3x/2)2100500,10050112



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