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:
Castro Verde, Castro Verde, Beja, Portugal

mindat Locality ID: 255597
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-255597.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Castro Verde, Castro Verde, Beja, Portugal": 21
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 21

Number of Child Localities: 21
Child Localities:
Achada Mine
Branca Mine
Caçoeira Mine
Cerro Da Maré Mine
Cerro Do Lírio E Cabeço Das Urzes Mine
Cerro Do Serpe Mine
Cêrros Altos Mine
Charneca Do Garrochal Mine
Courela Dos Moinhos Mine
Cova Da Moura E Zambujeiro Mine
Herdade Da Felipeja Mine
Herdade Da Misericórdia Mine
Herdade Do Canal E Cerro Do Seixo Mine
Herdade Do Ferragudo Mine
Horta Do Surdo Mine
Monte Velho MIne
Pedras Do Montinho E Da Ribeira Mine
Rocha Mine
Rosário Deposit
São Pedro Das Cabeças Mine
São Sebastião Mine

Latitude: 37°40'45"N
Longitude: 8°6'20"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.679166666667,-8.1055555555556

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.

Baryte	Braunite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	None	Pyrite	Quartz	Rhodonite	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: Ba C Cu Fe Mn O Pb S Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Baryte Braunite Calcite Chalcopyrite None Pyrite Quartz Rhodonite Rocksalt Rutile
Sphalerite

10 IMA Minerals at location:

Baryte ()*	Braunite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Galena ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrolusite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rhodonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	5	98202,98208,98209,98215,98216	11547
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)	2	98211,98214	483
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1	98209	27198
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	2	98202,98209	24243
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2	98209,98219	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	12	98201,98203,98204,98205,98207,98210,98211,98212,98213,98214,98217,98218	3106
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	12	98203,98204,98205,98207,98209,98210,98211,98214,98215,98216,98217,98219	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	2	98211,98214	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)	2	98211,98214	969
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1	98209	21482

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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