Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Segura Mines (Segura Mining Field), Segura, Idanha-a-Nova, Castelo Branco, Portugal

mindat Locality ID: 46740
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-46740.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Segura Mines (Segura Mining Field), Segura, Idanha-a-Nova, Castelo Branco, Portugal": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 39°49'33"N
Longitude: 6°58'45"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.825833333333,-6.9791666666667

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Alunite	Apatite	Baryte	Beryl	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Cobaltite	Columbite	Diaspore	Feldspar
Mica	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Souzalite	Sphalerite	Tapiolite
Titanite	Topaz	Tourmaline	Zircon

Albite ()*	Amblygonite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Baryte ()*	Cassiterite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite-(Mn) ()*	Cordierite ()*
Fluorapatite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gormanite ()*	Hydroxylapatite ()*
Ixiolite ()*	Kintoreite ()*	Lacroixite ()*	Microcline ()*	Mimetite ()*
Montebrasite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*
Schorl ()*	Sillimanite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Tapiolite-(Fe) ()*	Topaz ()*
Zircon ()*

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 Ba Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sn Ta Ti Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As B Ba Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sn Ta Ti Zn Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Apatite Baryte Beryl Chalcopyrite Clay Cobaltite Columbite Diaspore Feldspar
Mica None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Souzalite Sphalerite Tapiolite
Titanite Topaz Tourmaline Zircon

31 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	8803
Amblygonite ()*	None	LiAl(PO₄)F	244
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	2734
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	11547
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	5171
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	27198
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	966
Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺Nb₂O₆	518
Columbite-(Mn) ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺Nb₂O₆	289
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	1008
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	2740
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	7437
Gormanite ()*	Souzalite	Fe²⁺₃Al₄(PO₄)₄(OH)₆·2H₂O	23
Hydroxylapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃OH	367
Ixiolite ()*	Columbite	(Ta_2/3Mn²⁺_1/3)O₂	148
Kintoreite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	41
Lacroixite ()*	Titanite	NaAl(PO₄)F	22
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	4924
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	1107
Montebrasite ()*	None	LiAl(PO₄)(OH)	200
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	5614
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	2705
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	1516
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	21482
Tapiolite-(Fe) ()*	Tapiolite	Fe²⁺Ta₂O₆	88
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	1476
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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