Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.

Locality Name:
França, Bragança, Bragança, Portugal

mindat Locality ID: 254501
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-254501.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "França, Bragança, Bragança, Portugal": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
França Mines
Portelo Mine
Vale Da Formiga Mine

Latitude: 41°55'26"N
Longitude: 6°44'37"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.923888888889,-6.7436111111111

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.

Arsenopyrite	Beryl	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Diaspore	Mica	None	Pyrite
Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite

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: Ag Al As Au Be C Cu Fe H K O Pb S Si Sn Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Arsenopyrite Beryl Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Diaspore Mica None Pyrite
Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite

13 IMA Minerals at location:

Arsenopyrite ()*	Beryl ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Galena ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*
Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	3	98467,98468,98469	9052
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	2	98468,98469	4286
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	2	98468,98469	5171
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2	98468,98469	27198
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1	98467	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1	98467	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1	98467	30554
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	98468	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	3	98467,98468,98469	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	3	98467,98468,98469	61156
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1	98467	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1	98467	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1	98467	21482

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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