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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

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 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: 
CalciteChalcopyriteFeldsparGarnetNonePyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinel
TourmalineVesuvianite

12 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Andradite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Galena  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Schorl  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)31998641534
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS219986527198
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS299863,9986624243
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1998624924
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS219986639462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2599862,99863,99864,99865,9986661156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)02705
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS19986621482
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1001395



No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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