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Locality Name:
Pedra Da Moura Mine, São Lourenço De Touvedo, Ponte Da Barca, Viana Do Castelo, Portugal

Oldest recorded age at locality: 299
Youngest recorded age at locality: 252

mindat Locality ID: 61394
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-61394.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Pedra Da Moura Mine, São Lourenço De Touvedo, Ponte Da Barca, Viana Do Castelo, Portugal": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 41°47'4"N
Longitude: 8°21'42"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.784444444444,-8.3616666666667
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 B Be Bi Ca Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Si U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As B Be Bi Ca Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Si U Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteArseniosideriteArsenopyriteArthuriteAutuniteBerauniteBerylCeriteChalcopyriteChildrenite
ChloriteClayDiasporeFairfielditeFeldsparHureauliteKobelliteLillianiteMeta-autuniteMica
NoneOlivinePhosphosideritePyriteQuartzReddingiteRockbridgeiteSphaleriteStewartiteStibnite
StrunziteTitaniteTourmalineTripliteVivianiteWagnerite

51 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Autunite  (*)Beraunite  (*)Berlinite  (*)
Bermanite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Cacoxenite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chamosite  (*)Cosalite  (*)Dravite  (*)Eosphorite  (*)Eskimoite  (*)
Fairfieldite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Frondelite  (*)Galenobismutite  (*)Goethite  (*)
Hureaulite  (*)Isokite  (*)Lithiophilite  (*)Lithiophorite  (*)Matildite  (*)
Meta-autunite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Phosphosiderite  (*)
Purpurite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Reddingite  (*)Robertsite  (*)
Rockbridgeite  (*)Schorl  (*)Scorodite  (*)Sicklerite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stewartite  (*)Strengite  (*)Strunzite  (*)Torbernite  (*)Triphylite  (*)
Triplite  (*)Variscite  (*)Vivianite  (*)Whitlockite  (*)Wolfeite  (*)
Zwieselite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)29925208803
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS29925209052
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O29925201272
Beraunite  (*)BerauniteFe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4·6H2O2992520136
Berlinite  (*)QuartzAl(PO4)299252028
Bermanite  (*)ArthuriteMn2+Mn3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·4H2O299252055
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1829925204286
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S329925201935
Cacoxenite  (*)NoneFe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12·75H2O2992520280
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2299252027198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)82992520577
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S52992520344
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)2992520648
Eosphorite  (*)ChildreniteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O2992520128
Eskimoite  (*)LillianiteAg7Pb10Bi15S36299252020
Fairfieldite  (*)FairfielditeCa2Mn2+(PO4)2·2H2O299252072
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F29925202740
Frondelite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Mn2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5299252052
Galenobismutite  (*)KobellitePbBi2S42992520192
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)29925207437
Hureaulite  (*)HureauliteMn2+5(PO3OH)2(PO4)2·4H2O2992520125
Isokite  (*)TitaniteCaMg(PO4)F299252022
Lithiophilite  (*)OlivineLiMn2+(PO4)2992520155
Lithiophorite  (*)None(Al,Li)(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2(OH)22992520210
Matildite  (*)NoneAgBiS22992520252
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O2992520388
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O2992520443
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)29925204924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2299252017380
Phosphosiderite  (*)PhosphosideriteFe3+(PO4)·2H2O2992520182
Purpurite  (*)OlivineMn3+(PO4)299252080
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2299252039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2299252061156
Reddingite  (*)ReddingiteMn2+3(PO4)2·3H2O299252024
Robertsite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Mn3+3O2(PO4)3·3H2O299252036
Rockbridgeite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)52992520206
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)29925202705
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O29925201153
Sicklerite  (*)OlivineLiMn2+(PO4)299252066
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS299252021482
Stewartite  (*)StewartiteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O299252048
Strengite  (*)NoneFe3+(PO4)·2H2O2992520263
Strunzite  (*)StrunziteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·6H2O299252098
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O29925201059
Triphylite  (*)OlivineLiFe2+(PO4)2992520313
Triplite  (*)TripliteMn2+2(PO4)F2992520233
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O2992520301
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O2992520636
Whitlockite  (*)CeriteCa9Mg(PO3OH)(PO4)62992520104
Wolfeite  (*)WagneriteFe2+2(PO4)(OH)299252043
Zwieselite  (*)TripliteFe2+2(PO4)F299252047


1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Scott-EG19_172-0001299252Late-Variscan age of metamorphism      61394Pedra Da Moura Mine, São Lourenço De Touvedo, Ponte Da Barca, Viana Do Castelo, PortugalPedra da Moura pegmatite groupGomes et al. (2009) EG19_172 

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