Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Alcaria Ruiva, Mértola, Beja, Portugal

mindat Locality ID: 249501
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-249501.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Alcaria Ruiva, Mértola, Beja, Portugal": 12
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 12

Number of Child Localities: 12
Child Localities:
Balança Mine
Cêrro Da Cruz Do Peso Mine
Cêrro Das Canas Frechas - Balanças Mine
Cêrro Dos Caldeireiros Mine
Corte Pequena Mine
Courela Da Caeira Mine - Soalheira Da Serra Da Caeira And Cêrro Da Soalheira
Courela Da Casa Nova Mine
Courela Das Casas Velhas Mine
Courela Das Cruginhas Mine
Courela Das Gangas Mine
Courela Do Casarão Mine
Portela Grande Mine

Latitude: 37°43'13"N
Longitude: 7°48'26"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.720277777778,-7.8072222222222

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.

Amorphous	Baryte	Calcite	Corundum	None	Pyrite	Quartz	Rhodonite	Rutile

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: Ba C Fe H Mn O S Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amorphous Baryte Calcite Corundum None Pyrite Quartz Rhodonite Rutile

9 IMA Minerals at location:

Baryte ()*	Hematite ()*	Manganite ()*	Opal ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrolusite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rhodonite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1	98250	11547
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	2	98249,98251	14640
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)	2	98249,98251	770
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	1	98249	2994
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2	98249,98251	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	12	98249,98250,98251,98252,98253,98254,98255,98256,98257,98258,98259,98260	3106
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	12	98249,98250,98251,98252,98253,98254,98255,98256,98257,98258,98259,98260	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	2	98249,98251	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)	2	98249,98251	969

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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