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Locality Name:
Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal

Oldest recorded age at locality: 297.1
Youngest recorded age at locality: 290.8

mindat Locality ID: 53841
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-53841.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal": 53
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 43

Number of Child Localities: 16
Child Localities:
Aldeia De São Francisco De Assis
Aldeia Do Souto
Barco
Cortes Do Meio
Dominguizo
Orjais
Panasqueira Mines
Peraboa
Peso
São Francisco De Assis
São Jorge Da Beira (Cebola)
Sarzedo
Teixoso
Tortosendo
Vale Formoso
Vila Do Carvalho

Latitude: 40°16'0"N
Longitude: 7°30'51"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.266666666667,-7.5141666666667

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.

Acanthite	Alunite	Andalusite	Apatite	Argyrodite	Arsenic	Arseniosiderite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Beryl
Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Columbite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite
Diaspore	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gypsum	Löllingite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Melonite	Mica	Molybdenite
Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pavonite	Pentlandite	Pharmacosiderite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile
Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Topaz	Tourmaline	Triplite
Tungstite	Turquoise	Vivianite	Wagnerite	Wurtzite

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: Ag Al As Au B Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr Ti W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Alunite Andalusite Apatite Argyrodite Arsenic Arseniosiderite Arsenopyrite Baryte Beryl
Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Columbite Copper Corundum Covellite Cubanite
Diaspore Feldspar Fluorite Gypsum Löllingite Marcasite Melanterite Melonite Mica Molybdenite
Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pavonite Pentlandite Pharmacosiderite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile
Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Stibnite Tetrahedrite Titanite Topaz Tourmaline Triplite
Tungstite Turquoise Vivianite Wagnerite Wurtzite

78 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Albite ()*	Althausite ()*	Amblygonite ()*	Andalusite ()*
Ankerite ()*	Antimony ()*	Arseniosiderite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Baryte ()*
Berndtite ()*	Bertrandite ()*	Beryl ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*
Calcite ()*	Canfieldite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Cordierite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cubanite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Dravite ()*	Ferberite ()*	Florencite-(Ce) ()*	Fluorapatite ()*
Fluorite ()*	Foitite ()*	Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Gudmundite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hydrotungstite ()*
Isokite ()*	Löllingite ()*	Mackinawite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Matildite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Panasqueiraite ()*
Pavonite ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Schorl ()*
Scorodite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stannite ()*
Stephanite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Svanbergite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Thadeuite ()*
Topaz ()*	Trilithionite ()*	Triplite ()*	Tungstite ()*	Turquoise ()*
Vivianite ()*	Wagnerite ()*	Wolfeite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	297.1	290.8	1	98745	2793
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	297.1	290.8	2	98737,98745	8803
Althausite ()*	Not in a structural group	Mg₄(PO₄)₂(OH,O)(F, )	297.1	290.8	1	98745	5
Amblygonite ()*	None	LiAl(PO₄)F			1	98737	244
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	297.1	290.8	1	98745	1310
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	297.1	290.8	1	98745	3092
Antimony ()*	Arsenic	Sb	297.1	290.8	1	98745	363
Arseniosiderite ()*	Arseniosiderite	Ca₂Fe³⁺₃O₂(AsO₄)₃·3H₂O	297.1	290.8	1	98745	194
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	297.1	290.8	5	98737,98741,98745,98756,98782	9052
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	297.1	290.8	1	98745	11547
Berndtite ()*	Melonite	SnS₂	297.1	290.8	1	98745	11
Bertrandite ()*	Not in a structural group	Be₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂	297.1	290.8	1	98745	606
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	297.1	290.8	2	98737,98745	4286
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	297.1	290.8	1	98745	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	297.1	290.8	1	98745	1935
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	297.1	290.8	2	98745,98756	27770
Canfieldite ()*	Argyrodite	Ag₈SnS₆	297.1	290.8	1	98745	91
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	297.1	290.8	8	98737,98739,98741,98745,98756,98780,98782,98786	5171
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	297.1	290.8	1	98745	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	297.1	290.8	1	98745	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	297.1	290.8	2	98745,98756	27198
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	297.1	290.8	1	98745	1756
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	297.1	290.8	1	98745	1008
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	297.1	290.8	2	98745,98756	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	297.1	290.8	2	98745,98756	802
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	297.1	290.8	2	98745,98756	9895
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	297.1	290.8	1	98745	648
Ferberite ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺(WO₄)	297.1	290.8	2	98745,98756	551
Florencite-(Ce) ()*	Alunite	CeAl₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₆	297.1	290.8	1	98745	73
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	297.1	290.8	2	98745,98756	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	297.1	290.8	2	98745,98756	9617
Foitite ()*	Tourmaline	(Fe²⁺₂Al)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	297.1	290.8	1	98745	75
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	297.1	290.8	2	98745,98756	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	297.1	290.8	2	98745,98756	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	297.1	290.8	1	98745	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	297.1	290.8	1	98745	30554
Gudmundite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeSbS	297.1	290.8	1	98745	170
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	297.1	290.8	1	98745	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	297.1	290.8	1	98745	14640
Hydrotungstite ()*	None	WO₂(OH)₂·H₂O	297.1	290.8	1	98745	13
Isokite ()*	Titanite	CaMg(PO₄)F	297.1	290.8	2	98745,98756	22
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂	297.1	290.8	2	98745,98756	762
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)	297.1	290.8	1	98745	451
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	297.1	290.8	1	98745	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	297.1	290.8	2	98745,98756	5674
Matildite ()*	None	AgBiS₂	297.1	290.8	2	98745,98756	252
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	297.1	290.8	1	98745	915
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	297.1	290.8	2	98745,98756	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	297.1	290.8	3	98737,98745,98756	17380
Panasqueiraite ()*	Titanite	CaMg(PO₄)(OH)	297.1	290.8	2	98745,98756	2
Pavonite ()*	Pavonite	AgBi₃S₅	297.1	290.8	2	98745,98756	72
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	297.1	290.8	2	98745,98756	1512
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O	297.1	290.8	1	98745	428
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃			1	98756	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	297.1	290.8	5	98737,98741,98745,98756,98782	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	297.1	290.8	3	98737,98745,98756	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	297.1	290.8	11	98737,98738,98739,98741,98743,98745,98752,98756,98780,98782,98786	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	297.1	290.8	1	98745	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	297.1	290.8	2	98745,98756	4894
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	297.1	290.8	2	98745,98756	2705
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	297.1	290.8	1	98745	1153
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	297.1	290.8	2	98745,98756	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	297.1	290.8	1	98745	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	297.1	290.8	2	98745,98756	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	297.1	290.8	2	98745,98756	668
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄			1	98756	586
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	297.1	290.8	2	98745,98756	3418
Svanbergite ()*	Alunite	SrAl₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	297.1	290.8	1	98745	105
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	297.1	290.8	2	98745,98756	5317
Thadeuite ()*	None	CaMg₃(PO₄)₂(OH,F)₂	297.1	290.8	2	98745,98756	2
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	297.1	290.8	2	98745,98756	1476
Trilithionite ()*	Mica	KLi_1.5Al_1.5(Si₃Al)O₁₀F₂			1	98737	28
Triplite ()*	Triplite	Mn²⁺₂(PO₄)F	297.1	290.8	1	98745	233
Tungstite ()*	Tungstite	WO₃·H₂O	297.1	290.8	1	98745	118
Turquoise ()*	Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O			1	98737	484
Vivianite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	297.1	290.8	1	98745	636
Wagnerite ()*	Wagnerite	Mg₂(PO₄)F	297.1	290.8	1	98745	61
Wolfeite ()*	Wagnerite	Fe²⁺₂(PO₄)(OH)	297.1	290.8	1	98745	43

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Mo-00042	297.1	290.8		Ar-Ar								Molybdenite	Mo	2591	Panasqueira Mines, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal		Snee et al. (1988)	10.2113/gsecongeo.83.2.335	EG83_335

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R060070	Panasqueira Mines, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal	https://rruff.info/R060070
R050262	Panasqueira Mines, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal	https://rruff.info/R050262
R070559	Panasqueira Mines, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal	https://rruff.info/R070559

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