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Locality Name:
Fonte Velha Mine, Sebadelhe Da Serra, Trancoso, Guarda, Portugal


mindat Locality ID: 53065
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-53065.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Fonte Velha Mine, Sebadelhe Da Serra, Trancoso, Guarda, Portugal": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 40°52'11"N
Longitude: 7°23'22"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.869722222222,-7.3894444444444
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 C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K O P Pb S Si U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K O P Pb S Si U Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteAutuniteBaryteBrochantiteChalcopyriteCovelliteDiaspore
FeldsparMalachiteMeta-autuniteNonePhosphuranylitePyriteQuartzRocksaltSphalerite

27 IMA Minerals at location:
Anglesite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Autunite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Covellite  (*)Dewindtite  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Kasolite  (*)Kintoreite  (*)Malachite  (*)Meta-autunite  (*)
Metatorbernite  (*)Microcline  (*)Mimetite  (*)Parsonsite  (*)Phosphuranylite  (*)
Pseudomalachite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Torbernite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)02734
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS09052
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O01272
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)601633
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)04979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S05707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS04165
Dewindtite  (*)PhosphuranyliteH2Pb3(UO2)6O4(PO4)4·12H2O082
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)07437
Kasolite  (*)NonePb(UO2)(SiO4)·H2O0198
Kintoreite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6041
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O0388
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O0443
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)04924
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl01107
Parsonsite  (*)NonePb2(UO2)(PO4)2063
Phosphuranylite  (*)PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4·8H2O0182
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)40369
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl01725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O01059
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O0890


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