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Locality Name:
Lousal Mine, Azinheira Dos Barros E São Mamede Do Sádão, Grândola, Setúbal, Portugal

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

mindat Locality ID: 46421
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-46421.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Arc

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Lousal Mine, Azinheira Dos Barros E São Mamede Do Sádão, Grândola, Setúbal, Portugal": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 38°4'0"N
Longitude: 8°28'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.066666666667,-8.4666666666667

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: As Au Ba C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H O P Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As Au Ba C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H O P Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteBaryteBournoniteCalciteChalcopyriteCobaltiteCopperDiasporeGypsumLöllingite
MalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltSphalerite
Tetrahedrite

21 IMA Minerals at location:
Baryte  (*)Bournonite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Copper  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Safflorite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)320320011547
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS332032001089
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2320320027198
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS3203200966
Copper  (*)CopperCu32032003846
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O32032002970
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS320320024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)32032007437
Gold  (*)CopperAu320320030554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O32032006890
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2320320012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS232032005674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O3203200915
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2320320039462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl32032001725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S832032009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2320320061156
Safflorite  (*)LöllingiteCoAs23203200317
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)32032006417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS320320021482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1332032005317



1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
vms-00737320320Carboniferous       S46421Lousal Mine, Azinheira Dos Barros E São Mamede Do Sádão, Grândola, Setúbal, PortugalLousalMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 


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