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


mindat Locality ID: 48517
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-48517.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Cerdeirinha Mine, Arga De Baixo, Caminha, Viana Do Castelo, Portugal": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 41°51'45"N
Longitude: 8°42'29"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.8625,-8.7080555555556
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 S Si Sn Ti W 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As B Be C Ca Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na O P S Si Sn Ti W 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteArsenopyriteArthuriteBerauniteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteChildrenite
ChloriteClayColumbiteCovelliteDiasporeFeldsparGarnetKaoliniteMarcasiteMica
NickelineNoneOlivinePhosphosideritePyriteReddingiteRockbridgeiteRutileScheeliteStrunzite
TitaniteTourmalineVesuvianiteVivianite

38 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Andalusite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Beraunite  (*)Bermanite  (*)Beryl  (*)Cacoxenite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Covellite  (*)Eosphorite  (*)
Ferberite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Goethite  (*)Grossular  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Kryzhanovskite  (*)Lithiophilite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Phosphosiderite  (*)
Purpurite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Rockbridgeite  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Schorl  (*)Scorodite  (*)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)203419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)302353
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO501310
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS09052
Beraunite  (*)BerauniteFe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4·6H2O0136
Bermanite  (*)ArthuriteMn2+Mn3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·4H2O055
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1804286
Cacoxenite  (*)NoneFe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12·75H2O0280
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO205171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)801756
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS04165
Eosphorite  (*)ChildreniteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O0128
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)0551
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F02740
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)07437
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)301544
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)405591
Kryzhanovskite  (*)Reddingite(Fe3+,Mn2+)3(PO4)2(OH,H2O)3034
Lithiophilite  (*)OlivineLiMn2+(PO4)0155
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS205674
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Phosphosiderite  (*)PhosphosideriteFe3+(PO4)·2H2O0182
Purpurite  (*)OlivineMn3+(PO4)080
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Rockbridgeite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)50206
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)04894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)02705
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O01153
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)06417
Strengite  (*)NoneFe3+(PO4)·2H2O0263
Strunzite  (*)StrunziteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·6H2O098
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O04899
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1001395
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O0636


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