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Locality Name:
Gradiz, Aguiar Da Beira, Guarda, Portugal


mindat Locality ID: 248708
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-248708.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Gradiz, Aguiar Da Beira, Guarda, Portugal": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Ervideira Mine
Fontainhas De Gradiz Mine
Luz Mine
Mestras Mine
Penedo Da Cabeça Quarry
Ratoeira Quarry

Latitude: 40°51'27"N
Longitude: 7°32'35"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.8575,-7.5430555555556
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 C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mo Na O P Pb S Si Ti U Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousApatiteArsenopyriteAutuniteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClayFeldsparFluorite
Meta-autuniteMicaMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteTitanite
TourmalineZircon

24 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Autunite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Meta-autunite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Opal  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Schorl  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Titanite  (*)Torbernite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1991838803
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1991839052
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O599178,99179,99180,99181,991831272
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)2199183606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181991834286
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)19918327770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2499178,99179,99180,9918127198
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1991832740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21991839617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS499178,99179,99180,9918124243
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O199183388
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O199183443
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1991834924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21991835800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)219918317380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O1991832994
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2499178,99179,99180,9918139462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2699178,99179,99180,99181,99182,9918361156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1991832705
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS499178,99179,99180,9918121482
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1991834899
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O499178,99179,99180,991811059
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO2499178,99179,99180,991812718
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1991835251


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