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Locality Name:
Vale Das Gatas Mines (São Lourenço De Riba Pinhão And Souto Maior), Sabrosa, Vila Real, Portugal


mindat Locality ID: 46330
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-46330.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Vale Das Gatas Mines (São Lourenço De Riba Pinhão And Souto Maior), Sabrosa, Vila Real, Portugal": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Codeceira Mine

Latitude: 41°18'26"N
Longitude: 7°35'10"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.307222222222,-7.5861111111111
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: Ag Al As B Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe Ge H K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Ti W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As B Bi C Ca Cu Fe Ge H K Na O Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Ti W Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAluniteApatiteArgyroditeArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteBrochantiteCalciteCarminite
ChalcopyriteChloriteClayColumbiteCorundumCovelliteDigeniteFluoriteGypsumLepidocrocite
MarcasiteMelanteriteMicaMonaziteNeyiteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPavonitePentlandite
PharmacosideritePolybasitePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelStannite
StibniteSulphurTetrahedriteTitaniteTourmalineZircon

63 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Anatase  (*)Anglesite  (*)Argyrodite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Beudantite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Canfieldite  (*)Carminite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Digenite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Ferberite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Geffroyite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hübnerite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kintoreite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Matildite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Mimetite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Neyite  (*)Pavonite  (*)Pearceite  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)
Plumbogummite  (*)Preisingerite  (*)Proustite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rooseveltite  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Schorl  (*)Scorodite  (*)Segnitite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)Stolzite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tenorite  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S02793
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO202162
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)11005032734
Argyrodite  (*)ArgyroditeAg8GeS6062
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS11005039052
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)61100503413
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi01966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S301935
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)611005031633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)110050327770
Canfieldite  (*)ArgyroditeAg8SnS6091
Carminite  (*)CarminitePbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)21100503178
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO211005035171
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S05707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2110050327198
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)811005031756
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS11005034165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O11005032970
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S01027
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)211005039895
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)0551
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF211005039617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS110050324243
Geffroyite  (*)Pentlandite(Cu,Fe,Ag)9Se8010
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O11005036890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)1100503469
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O305433
Kintoreite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6110050341
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)1100503581
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS205674
Matildite  (*)NoneAgBiS20252
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O1100503915
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl11005031107
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Neyite  (*)NeyiteAg2Cu6Pb25Bi26S68012
Pavonite  (*)PavoniteAgBi3S5072
Pearceite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(As,Sb)2S7]0249
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O1100503428
Plumbogummite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)61100503170
Preisingerite  (*)NoneBi3O(AsO4)2(OH)110050353
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS30733
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2110050339462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl11005031725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2110050361156
Rooseveltite  (*)MonaziteBi(AsO4)110050338
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)11005034894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)02705
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O11005031153
Segnitite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)61100503134
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)06417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO501516
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS110050321482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS40668
Stolzite  (*)ScheelitePb(WO4)1100503156
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS11005032045
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO11005031101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1305317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O04899
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)05251


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