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Locality Name:
Arga De Baixo, Caminha, Viana Do Castelo, Portugal


mindat Locality ID: 46244
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-46244.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Arga De Baixo, Caminha, Viana Do Castelo, Portugal": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Cerdeirinha Mine
Tapada E Gesteira Mine

Latitude: 41°51'20"N
Longitude: 8°42'40"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.855555555556,-8.7111111111111
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 B Be C Ca Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Si Sn Ti W 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Fe H O P Pb S 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteArsenopyriteArthuriteBerauniteBerylCalcite
CarminiteChalcopyriteChildreniteChloriteClayColumbiteCorundumCovelliteDiasporeFeldspar
GarnetKaoliniteMarcasiteMicaNickelineNoneOlivinePhosphosideritePyriteQuartz
ReddingiteRockbridgeiteRocksaltRutileScheeliteStrunziteTitaniteTourmalineVesuvianiteVivianite

44 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Andalusite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Beraunite  (*)Bermanite  (*)Beryl  (*)Cacoxenite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Carminite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Covellite  (*)
Eosphorite  (*)Evansite  (*)Ferberite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Grossular  (*)Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kryzhanovskite  (*)
Lithiophilite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Phosphosiderite  (*)Purpurite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rockbridgeite  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Schorl  (*)Scorodite  (*)Segnitite  (*)Siderite  (*)Strengite  (*)
Strunzite  (*)Titanite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Vivianite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)211001873419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)11001878803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)311001872353
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO511001871310
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2100187,1001889052
Beraunite  (*)BerauniteFe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4·6H2O1100187136
Bermanite  (*)ArthuriteMn2+Mn3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·4H2O110018755
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1811001874286
Cacoxenite  (*)NoneFe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12·75H2O1100187280
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)110018727770
Carminite  (*)CarminitePbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)20178
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO211001875171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22100187,10018827198
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)811001871756
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS11001874165
Eosphorite  (*)ChildreniteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O1100187128
Evansite  (*)AmorphousAl3(PO4)(OH)6·8H2O056
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)1100187551
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F11001872740
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)11001877437
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)311001871544
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)411001875591
Kryzhanovskite  (*)Reddingite(Fe3+,Mn2+)3(PO4)2(OH,H2O)3110018734
Lithiophilite  (*)OlivineLiMn2+(PO4)1100187155
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS211001875674
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2110018717380
Phosphosiderite  (*)PhosphosideriteFe3+(PO4)·2H2O1100187182
Purpurite  (*)OlivineMn3+(PO4)110018780
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22100187,10018839462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S811001879056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2110018861156
Rockbridgeite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)51100187206
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)11001874894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)11001872705
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O11001871153
Segnitite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)60134
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)11001876417
Strengite  (*)NoneFe3+(PO4)·2H2O1100187263
Strunzite  (*)StrunziteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·6H2O110018798
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O11001874899
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1011001871395
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O1100187636


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