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Locality Name:
Pontinha Nº3 Mine, Souto Maior, Sabrosa, Vila Real, Portugal


mindat Locality ID: 296845
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-296845.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Pontinha Nº3 Mine, Souto Maior, Sabrosa, Vila Real, Portugal": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 41°18'3"N
Longitude: 7°35'6"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.300833333333,-7.585
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 C Ca Cu Fe H Mg Mn O Pb S Si Sn W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cu Fe H Mg Mn O Pb S Si Sn W Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CalciteChalcopyriteColumbiteCopperHydrotalciteNonePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutile
ScheeliteSphaleriteStanniteWoodwardite

17 IMA Minerals at location:
Brianyoungite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Copper  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Galena  (*)Hübnerite  (*)Hydrowoodwardite  (*)Orthoserpierite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Ramsbeckite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stannite  (*)Zincowoodwardite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Brianyoungite  (*)NoneZn3(CO3)(OH)4079
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO205171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Copper  (*)CopperCu03846
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)0469
Hydrowoodwardite  (*)Woodwardite Hydrotalcite(Cu1-xAlx)(SO4)x/2(OH)2·nH2O (x < 0.5, n > 3x/2)016
Orthoserpierite  (*)NoneCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O040
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Ramsbeckite  (*)NoneCu15(SO4)4(OH)22·6H2O068
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)04894
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS40668
Zincowoodwardite  (*)Woodwardite Hydrotalcite(Zn1-xAlx)(SO4)x/2(OH)2·nH2O (x < 0.5, n < 3x/2)012


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