Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Setúbal, Portugal

Oldest recorded age at locality: 357.2
Youngest recorded age at locality: 320

mindat Locality ID: 29343
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-29343.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Setúbal, Portugal": 109
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 70

Number of Child Localities: 13
Child Localities:
Alcácer Do Sal
Alcochete
Almada
Barreiro
Grândola
Moita
Montijo
Palmela
Santiago Do Cacém
Seixal
Sesimbra
Setúbal
Sines

Latitude: 38°26'58"N
Longitude: 8°53'57"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.449444444444,-8.8991666666667

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.

Alunite	Amorphous	Analcime	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Bournonite	Braunite	Calcite
Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Cobaltite	Copiapite	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore
Digenite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Löllingite	Lepidocrocite	Malachite	Marcasite
Melanterite	Meneghinite	Mica	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Pyroxene	Quartz
Ramsdellite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Sulphur	Tetrahedrite

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 Ba C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Amorphous Analcime Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Bournonite Braunite Calcite
Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Cobaltite Copiapite Copper Coronadite Corundum Covellite Diaspore
Digenite Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Kaolinite Löllingite Lepidocrocite Malachite Marcasite
Melanterite Meneghinite Mica Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyrophyllite Pyroxene Quartz
Ramsdellite Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Sulphur Tetrahedrite

70 IMA Minerals at location:

Albite ()*	Analcime ()*	Anatase ()*	Ankerite ()*	Aragonite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*	Bournonite ()*
Braunite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Clinochlore ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Copiapite ()*	Copper ()*	Corkite ()*
Covellite ()*	Cryptomelane ()*	Cuprite ()*	Digenite ()*	Diopside ()*
Dolomite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Graphite ()*	Grossular ()*	Groutite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Lepidocrocite ()*	Löllingite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Manganite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Melanterite ()*
Meneghinite ()*	Mercury ()*	Mimetite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Opal ()*
Plumbogummite ()*	Plumbojarosite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*
Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Ramsdellite ()*	Rutile ()*
Safflorite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Spinel ()*	Stannite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	340	340	2	100122,100179	8803
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O			1	100163	1627
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂			1	100179	2162
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	340	340	1	100122	3092
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)			2	100142,100155	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	356	356	1	100108	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			7	100078,100082,100115,100129,100131,100133,100134	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	320	320	10	100076,100078,100082,100088,100104,100121,100123,100124,100127,100176	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	356	356	1	100108	5516
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	340	320	2	100104,100122	1089
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)			1	100123	483
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			18	100077,100133,100142,100146,100149,100151,100152,100153,100155,100157,100158,100159,100160,100161,100162,100163,100165,100179	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	357.2	355.5	3	100108,100141,100180	5171
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	356	356	2	100108,100133	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	356	320	11	100076,100078,100079,100082,100103,100104,100105,100107,100108,100122,100176	27198
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈			1	100179	1756
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	320	320	1	100104	966
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O			1	100107	382
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	357.2	320	2	100104,100108	3846
Corkite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆			1	100123	151
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	356	356	1	100108	4165
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆			3	100121,100123,100126	599
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	320	320	3	100076,100104,100133	2970
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	356	356	1	100108	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			1	100179	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			3	100142,100157,100179	9895
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			1	100077	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	356	320	9	100076,100078,100079,100082,100104,100107,100108,100122,100176	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	357.2	320	15	100104,100107,100108,100117,100118,100119,100120,100121,100123,100124,100125,100126,100127,100157,100160	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	340	320	7	100076,100078,100082,100093,100104,100122,100141	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C			1	100080	2812
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	100179	1544
Groutite ()*	Diaspore	Mn³⁺O(OH)			1	100127	72
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	320	320	4	100104,100142,100146,100155	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	357.2	355.5	11	100079,100082,100090,100108,100123,100124,100126,100142,100157,100177,100178	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			2	100141,100180	5433
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	100123	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	357.2	355.5	1	100108	5591
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)			2	100123,100127	581
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂	357.2	355.5	1	100108	762
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			1	100180	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	320	320	10	100078,100082,100104,100115,100121,100123,100129,100131,100133,100134	12537
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)			2	100121,100127	770
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	320	320	1	100104	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	320	320	1	100104	915
Meneghinite ()*	Meneghinite	Pb₁₃CuSb₇S₂₄	356	356	1	100108	158
Mercury ()*	None	Hg			1	100098	397
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	357.2	355.5	1	100108	1107
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	357.2	340	2	100108,100122	17380
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			2	100100,100110	2994
Plumbogummite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆			1	100123	170
Plumbojarosite ()*	Alunite	Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	100123	477
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	356	320	13	100076,100078,100082,100103,100104,100105,100107,100108,100122,100142,100149,100159,100162	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			17	100073,100085,100086,100117,100118,100119,100120,100121,100123,100124,100125,100126,100127,100137,100138,100177,100178	3106
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	320	320	1	100104	1725
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	357.2	355.5	1	100108	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	356	320	2	100104,100108	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	357.2	320	36	100073,100076,100077,100078,100079,100082,100085,100086,100088,100090,100095,100103,100104,100105,100107,100108,100115,100122,100123,100124,100126,100127,100133,100137,100138,100142,100146,100155,100162,100165,100170,100176,100177,100178,100179,100180	61156
Ramsdellite ()*	Ramsdellite	MnO₂			1	100121	88
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			1	100141	5614
Safflorite ()*	Löllingite	CoAs₂	320	320	1	100104	317
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	320	320	2	100104,100121	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	357.2	355.5	1	100108	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)			1	100121	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	356	320	9	100076,100078,100079,100082,100104,100107,100108,100122,100176	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄			1	100141	1934
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	356	356	1	100108	668
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S			1	100107	2045
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	356	356	1	100108	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	356	320	3	100104,100108,100122	5317

5 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Dated Mineral	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
vms-00737	320	320	Carboniferous							S	46421	Lousal Mine, Azinheira Dos Barros E São Mamede Do Sádão, Grândola, Setúbal, Portugal	Lousal	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034
Jen_0000390	356.9	355.5	356.2±0.7	U-Pb	age of mineralization	high	zircon	98-TB-005	Zircon		204066	Lagoa Salgada Deposit, Grândola, Grândola, Setúbal, Portugal	Lagoa Salgado footwall	Barrie et al. (2002)	10.1007/s00126-002-0302-7	MD37_684	Maximum age for VMS mineralization at western edge of IPB
Jen_0000391	357.2	355.6	356.4±0.8	U-Pb	age of mineralization	high	zircon	98-TB-006	Zircon		204066	Lagoa Salgada Deposit, Grândola, Grândola, Setúbal, Portugal	Lagoa Salgado hanging wall	Barrie et al. (2002)	10.1007/s00126-002-0302-7	MD37_684	Minimum age for VMS mineralization at eastern edge of IPB
vms-00736	356	356	Devonian-Carboniferous							S	204066	Lagoa Salgada Deposit, Grândola, Grândola, Setúbal, Portugal	Lagoa Salgada	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034
vms-00740	340	340	Devonian-Carboniferous							S	204949	Salgadinho Mine, Cercal, Santiago Do Cacém, Setúbal, Portugal	Salgadinho	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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