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Locality Name:
Real, Penalva Do Castelo, Viseu, Portugal


mindat Locality ID: 247091
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-247091.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Real, Penalva Do Castelo, Viseu, Portugal": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Real Quarry

Latitude: 40°38'7"N
Longitude: 7°41'1"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.635277777778,-7.6836111111111

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 Ca Cu F Fe H K Mn Na O P S Si Sn U W 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteArsenopyriteBerylBrochantiteChalcopyriteClayColumbiteFeldsparFluoriteMica
NoneNot in a structural groupQuartzRutileTourmalineTriplite

17 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)Brochantite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Ferberite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Metatorbernite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Quartz  (*)Schorl  (*)
Torbernite  (*)Triplite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)11007008803
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS11007009052
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)21100700606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1811007004286
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)611007001633
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO211007005171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2110070027198
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)1100700551
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F11007002740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF211007009617
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O1100700443
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2110070017380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)11007002349
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2110070061156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)11007002705
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O11007001059
Triplite  (*)TripliteMn2+2(PO4)F1100700233



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