Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Monforte, Monforte, Portalegre, Portugal

mindat Locality ID: 247313
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-247313.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Monforte, Monforte, Portalegre, Portugal": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
D. João Quarry (Herdade Do Padre João)
Herdade Do Pombalinho Mine
Mortórios Quarry
Outeiro Ou Monte Da Colêa Mine
Torre Das Figueiras Mine

Latitude: 39°3'12"N
Longitude: 7°26'19"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.053333333333,-7.4386111111111

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Feldspar	Garnet	None	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Spinel
Tourmaline	Vesuvianite

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 B C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B C Ca F Fe H Mg Na O Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Calcite Chalcopyrite Feldspar Garnet None Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite Spinel
Tourmaline Vesuvianite

12 IMA Minerals at location:

Albite ()*	Andradite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Galena ()*
Magnetite ()*	Microcline ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Schorl ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	0		8803
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	1	99864	1534
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	0		27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1	99865	27198
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	2	99863,99866	24243
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	0		14899
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	99862	4924
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1	99866	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	5	99862,99863,99864,99865,99866	61156
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	0		2705
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1	99866	21482
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	0		1395

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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