Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Belmonte, Belmonte, Castelo Branco, Portugal

mindat Locality ID: 249749
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-249749.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Belmonte, Belmonte, Castelo Branco, Portugal": 9
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 9

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Borrega No. 1 Mine
Borrega No. 2 Mine
Charro E Leitão Mine
Colmeal Mining Field
Raza (Lapa Da Andorinha) Mine
Rei Fernando Mine
Ribeira De Gaia Mine
Sitio Dos Penedos De Isabel Miguel Mine
Torre Romana Mine

Latitude: 40°22'26"N
Longitude: 7°19'33"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.373888888889,-7.3258333333333

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	Autunite	Chalcopyrite	Corundum	Marcasite	None	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile
Sphalerite

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: As Ca Cu Fe H O P Pb S Si Sn Ti U Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Arsenopyrite Autunite Chalcopyrite Corundum Marcasite None Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile
Sphalerite

11 IMA Minerals at location:

Arsenopyrite ()*	Autunite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Galena ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Torbernite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1	98683	9052
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O	4	98683,98684,98685,98687	1272
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	6	98681,98682,98683,98686,98687,98688	5171
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1	98680	27198
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1	98680	24243
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	3	98682,98683,98688	5433
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1	98680	5674
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	3	98680,98683,98687	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	3	98683,98685,98687	61156
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1	98680	21482
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O	4	98680,98681,98683,98684	1059

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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