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Locality Name:
Queiriga, Vila Nova De Paiva, Viseu, Portugal


mindat Locality ID: 56051
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-56051.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Queiriga, Vila Nova De Paiva, Viseu, Portugal": 9
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Fonte Fria Mine
Lagares Do Estanho Mines
Minas Velhas Mine
Ribeiro Da Queiriga Mine
Roxo Mine
São Miguel Coal Mine

Latitude: 40°47'30"N
Longitude: 7°45'23"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.791666666667,-7.7563888888889
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: Ag Al As Au B Be Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Si Sn Te Ti U W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au B Bi Cl Fe H Mg Na O Pb S Si Te Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteArsenicArsenopyriteBerauniteBerylBrookiteCalciteChalcophylliteChalcopyriteClay
CopperCovelliteDiasporeDufréniteFeldsparFluoriteGypsumHureauliteJahnsiteMelonite
MicaNoneNot in a structural groupPhenakitePhosphophyllitePhosphosideritePyriteQuartzRockbridgeiteRocksalt
RutileSphaleriteStanniteTopazTourmalineTripliteTungstiteTurquoiseVivianiteWavellite

51 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Berndtite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)
Bismuth  (*)Brookite  (*)Cacoxenite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Cervelleite  (*)
Chalcophyllite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Dravite  (*)
Eleonorite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Foitite  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hureaulite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)
Jahnsite-(CaMnFe)  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natrodufrénite  (*)
Phenakite  (*)Phosphophyllite  (*)Phosphosiderite  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rockbridgeite  (*)Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)Scorodite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)Strengite  (*)Topaz  (*)
Torbernite  (*)Triplite  (*)Tungstite  (*)Turquoise  (*)Vivianite  (*)
Wavellite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)11008188803
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS4100814,100816,100817,1008189052
Berndtite  (*)MeloniteSnS2110081511
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)21100818606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1811008184286
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi01966
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO20700
Cacoxenite  (*)NoneFe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12·75H2O1100818280
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO25100814,100816,100817,100818,1008205171
Cervelleite  (*)NoneAg4TeS042
Chalcophyllite  (*)ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24·36H2O1100818194
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2110081827198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS11008184165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O11008182970
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)0648
Eleonorite  (*)BerauniteFe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4·6H2O110081851
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F11008182740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF211008189617
Foitite  (*)Tourmaline   (Fe2+2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)075
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)11008187437
Gold  (*)CopperAu030554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O11008186890
Hureaulite  (*)HureauliteMn2+5(PO3OH)2(PO4)2·4H2O1100818125
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)611008181066
Jahnsite-(CaMnFe)  (*)JahnsiteCaMn2+Fe2+2Fe3+2(PO4)4(OH)2·8H2O110081827
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O1100818443
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl01107
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2110081817380
Natrodufrénite  (*)DufréniteNaFe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O110081846
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)1100818326
Phosphophyllite  (*)PhosphophylliteZn2Fe2+(PO4)2·4H2O110081829
Phosphosiderite  (*)PhosphosideriteFe3+(PO4)·2H2O1100818182
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)41100818369
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS25100814,100816,100817,100818,10082039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22100818,10082061156
Rockbridgeite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)51100818206
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO211008185614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)02705
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O11008181153
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)11008186417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS110081821482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS41100818668
Strengite  (*)NoneFe3+(PO4)·2H2O1100818263
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F211008181476
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O11008181059
Triplite  (*)TripliteMn2+2(PO4)F1100818233
Tungstite  (*)TungstiteWO3·H2O1100818118
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O1100818484
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O1100818636
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O1100818374


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