Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Moinho Deposit, Aljustrel Mine, Aljustrel, Aljustrel, Beja, Portugal

Oldest recorded age at locality: 419
Youngest recorded age at locality: 299

mindat Locality ID: 46429
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-46429.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Arc

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Moinho Deposit, Aljustrel Mine, Aljustrel, Aljustrel, Beja, Portugal": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 37°52'10"N
Longitude: 8°10'9"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.869444444444,-8.1691666666667

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.

Baryte	Bournonite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Halotrichite	None	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite
Tetrahedrite

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 Ba C Ca Cu Fe H Mg O Pb S Sb Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Cu Fe H Mg O Pb S Sb Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Baryte Bournonite Calcite Chalcopyrite Halotrichite None Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite
Tetrahedrite

11 IMA Minerals at location:

Baryte ()*	Bournonite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Dolomite ()*
Galena ()*	Halotrichite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	320	320	11547
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	320	320	1089
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	320	320	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	320	320	27198
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	320	320	9895
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	320	320	24243
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	320	320	409
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	320	320	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	320	320	61156
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	320	320	21482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	320	320	5317

5 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
Jen_0000392	354.3	350.5	352.4±1.9	U-Pb	age of volcanism	high	zircon	98-TB-007	Yes	Zircon		46431	Algares Deposit, Aljustrel Mine, Aljustrel, Aljustrel, Beja, Portugal	Algares Deposit	Barrie et al. (2002)	10.1007/s00126-002-0302-7	MD37_684	Age of VMS mineralization in Aljustrel district
vms-00733	359	299	Carboniferous						Yes			247217	Estação Deposit, Aljustrel Mine, Aljustrel, Aljustrel, Beja, Portugal	Estaçao	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1034
vms-00734	359	299	Carboniferous						Yes			26991	Feitais Deposit, Aljustrel Mine, Aljustrel, Aljustrel, Beja, Portugal	Fretais	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1034
vms-00738	320	320	Carboniferous								S	46429	Moinho Deposit, Aljustrel Mine, Aljustrel, Aljustrel, Beja, Portugal	Moinho	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034
vms-00742	419	299	Devonian-Carboniferous						Yes			46430	São João Deposit, Aljustrel Mine, Aljustrel, Aljustrel, Beja, Portugal	San João	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1034

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