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Locality Name:
São Mamede De Ribatua, Alijó, Vila Real, Portugal


mindat Locality ID: 249780
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-249780.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "São Mamede De Ribatua, Alijó, Vila Real, Portugal": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Buraco Mine
Folgar Mine

Latitude: 41°14'46"N
Longitude: 7°26'57"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.246111111111,-7.4491666666667
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 Be Ca Cu F Fe H K O Pb S Si Sn W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenopyriteBerylClayColumbiteCovelliteFluoriteMicaNonePyriteQuartz
RocksaltRutileSphaleriteSulphur

12 IMA Minerals at location:
Arsenopyrite  (*)Beryl  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Covellite  (*)Ferberite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2100345,1003469052
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1811003464286
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO22100345,1003465171
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS11003464165
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)1100346551
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF211003469617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS110034624243
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2110034617380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22100345,10034639462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22100345,10034661156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS110034621482
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS11003462045


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
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