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Locality Name:
Montijos Quarry, Monte Redondo, Leiria, Leiria, Portugal


mindat Locality ID: 46286
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-46286.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Montijos Quarry, Monte Redondo, Leiria, Leiria, Portugal": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 39°53'1"N
Longitude: 8°50'37"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.883611111111,-8.8436111111111
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 C Ca F Fe H Mg Na O P S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As C Ca F Fe H Mg Na O P S Si Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleApatiteArsenopyriteCalciteChloriteClayCorundumFeldsparGypsumNickeline
NonePrehnitePumpellyitePyriteQuartzSpinelTitanite

19 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chamosite  (*)
Ferro-actinolite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Magnetite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pumpellyite-(Fe2+)  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Siderite  (*)Titanite  (*)
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)203419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS09052
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)80577
Ferro-actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg2.5-0.0Fe2+2.5-5.0)Si8O22(OH)20129
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F02740
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O305433
Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)20238
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)201898
Pumpellyite-(Fe2+)  (*)PumpellyiteCa2Fe2+Al2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH,O)2·H2O030
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)06417
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O04899


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