Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Estação Deposit, Aljustrel Mine, Aljustrel, Aljustrel, Beja, Portugal

Oldest recorded age at locality: 419
Youngest recorded age at locality: 299

mindat Locality ID: 247217
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-247217.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Estação Deposit, Aljustrel Mine, Aljustrel, Aljustrel, Beja, Portugal": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 37°52'59"N
Longitude: 8°9'10"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.883055555556,-8.1527777777778

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.

No IMA Minerals occur at this locality according to mindat

4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Jen_0000392354.3350.5352.4±1.9U-Pbage of volcanismhighzircon98-TB-007 YesZircon  46431Algares Deposit, Aljustrel Mine, Aljustrel, Aljustrel, Beja, PortugalAlgares DepositBarrie et al. (2002)10.1007/s00126-002-0302-7MD37_684Age of VMS mineralization in Aljustrel district
vms-00733359299Carboniferous        247217Estação Deposit, Aljustrel Mine, Aljustrel, Aljustrel, Beja, PortugalEstaçaoMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 
vms-00734359299Carboniferous     Yes  26991Feitais Deposit, Aljustrel Mine, Aljustrel, Aljustrel, Beja, PortugalFretaisMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 
vms-00742419299Devonian-Carboniferous     Yes  46430São João Deposit, Aljustrel Mine, Aljustrel, Aljustrel, Beja, PortugalSan JoãoMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 


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