Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.

Locality Name:
Barco, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal

mindat Locality ID: 216786
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-216786.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Barco, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Argimela Mine (Argemela Mine)
Cabeço De Argemela Mine
Recheira Mine

Latitude: 40°9'21"N
Longitude: 7°36'18"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.155833333333,-7.605

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.

Arsenopyrite	Beryl	Clay	Feldspar	Mica	Nickeline	None	Pyrite	Quartz	Rutile
Turquoise

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 Be Cu F Fe H K Li Na O P S Si Sn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Arsenopyrite Beryl Clay Feldspar Mica Nickeline None Pyrite Quartz Rutile
Turquoise

11 IMA Minerals at location:

Albite ()*	Amblygonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Beryl ()*	Cassiterite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Trilithionite ()*
Turquoise ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1	98737	8803
Amblygonite ()*	None	LiAl(PO₄)F	1	98737	244
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1	98737	9052
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	1	98737	4286
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	2	98737,98739	5171
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	98737	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1	98737	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1	98737	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	3	98737,98738,98739	61156
Trilithionite ()*	Mica	KLi_1.5Al_1.5(Si₃Al)O₁₀F₂	1	98737	28
Turquoise ()*	Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O	1	98737	484

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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