Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Barrancos, Beja, Portugal

mindat Locality ID: 48703
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-48703.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Barrancos, Beja, Portugal": 16
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 15

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Barrancos

Latitude: 38°9'10"N
Longitude: 7°4'7"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.152777777778,-7.0686111111111

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.

Allophane	Alunite	Andalusite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcoalumite	Chalcopyrite
Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite	Cyanotrichite	Diaspore	Digenite	Malachite	Marcasite	Nickeline
None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Spinel	Tetrahedrite	Turquoise	Volborthite
Wavellite	Wurtzite

Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*
Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcoalumite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chrysocolla ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Crandallite ()*	Cubanite ()*
Cuprite ()*	Cyanotrichite ()*	Digenite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Galena ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Hematite ()*	Libethenite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Planerite ()*	Pseudomalachite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Tenorite ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Turquoise ()*	Volborthite ()*	Wavellite ()*

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 Au Ba C Ca Cu Fe H Mg O P Pb S Sb Si V Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Andalusite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Brochantite Calcite Chalcoalumite Chalcopyrite
Copper Corundum Covellite Cubanite Cyanotrichite Diaspore Digenite Malachite Marcasite Nickeline
None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite Spinel Tetrahedrite Turquoise Volborthite
Wavellite Wurtzite

39 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	1	98166	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1	98166	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	11	98166,98167,98168,98170,98173,98175,98176,98177,98178,98179,98180	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1	98170	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	4	98166,98168,98178,98179	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	2	98166,98175	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2	98166,98176	27770
Chalcoalumite ()*	Chalcoalumite	CuAl₄(SO₄)(OH)₁₂·3H₂O	1	98175	91
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	5	98166,98170,98173,98175,98176	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	11	98166,98167,98168,98170,98171,98173,98175,98176,98177,98178,98179	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	2	98175,98179	3531
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	2	98166,98175	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	2	98166,98175	4165
Crandallite ()*	Alunite	CaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	1	98175	310
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	1	98166	802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	4	98166,98175,98176,98180	2970
Cyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂(H₂O)₂	1	98175	179
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	1	98175	1027
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	2	98166,98170	9895
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1	98166	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1	98175	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1	98176	30554
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1	98166	14640
Libethenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(PO₄)(OH)	1	98175	234
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	98170	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	12	98166,98167,98168,98170,98171,98173,98175,98176,98177,98178,98179,98180	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1	98166	5674
Planerite ()*	Turquoise	Al₆(PO₄)₂(PO₃OH)₂(OH)₈·4H₂O	1	98175	43
Pseudomalachite ()*	None	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄	1	98175	369
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	9	98166,98167,98168,98170,98173,98175,98176,98177,98180	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1	98166	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	10	98166,98167,98168,98170,98171,98173,98175,98176,98177,98180	61156
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	2	98170,98176	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1	98166	21482
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	2	98166,98175	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	2	98166,98175	5317
Turquoise ()*	Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O	1	98175	484
Volborthite ()*	Volborthite	Cu₃V₂O₇(OH)₂·2H₂O	1	98175	155
Wavellite ()*	Wavellite	Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₃·5H₂O	1	98175	374

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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