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Locality Name:
Lousas Aplite-pegmatite, Barroso-Alvão Pegmatite Field, Vila Real, Portugal


mindat Locality ID: 209262
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-209262.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Lousas Aplite-pegmatite, Barroso-Alvão Pegmatite Field, Vila Real, Portugal": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 41°36'12"N
Longitude: 7°42'47"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.603333333333,-7.7130555555556
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 Be Ca F Fe H K Li Mn Na O P Si Sn Ti Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Be Ca F Fe H K Li Mn Na O P Si Sn Ti Y Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteBerylChildreniteClayMicaNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePhenakitePyroxene
QuartzRutileStauroliteZircon

18 IMA Minerals at location:
Beryl  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Eosphorite  (*)Eucryptite  (*)Ferrisicklerite  (*)
Ferronigerite-2N1S  (*)Ferronigerite-6N6S  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Montebrasite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Paragonite  (*)Petalite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Spodumene  (*)
Staurolite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1804286
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO205171
Eosphorite  (*)ChildreniteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O0128
Eucryptite  (*)PhenakiteLiAlSiO4029
Ferrisicklerite  (*)OlivineLi1-x(Fe3+,Mn2+)(PO4)0108
Ferronigerite-2N1S  (*)None(Al,Fe,Zn)2(Al,Sn)6O11(OH)014
Ferronigerite-6N6S  (*)None(Al,Fe,Zn)3(Al,Sn,Fe)8O15(OH)05
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F02740
Montebrasite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)(OH)0200
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Paragonite  (*)Mica ClayNaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)20247
Petalite  (*)Not in a structural groupLiAlSi4O100124
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O60688
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)0978
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)0939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)05251


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