Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Leiria, Leiria, Portugal

mindat Locality ID: 53535
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-53535.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Leiria, Leiria, Portugal": 18
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 11

Number of Child Localities: 10
Child Localities:
Azoia
Carvide
Colmeias
Leiria
Marrazes
Monte Real
Monte Redondo
Parceiros
Santa Catarina Da Serra
Souto Da Carpalhosa

Latitude: 39°47'33"N
Longitude: 8°48'59"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.7925,-8.8163888888889

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.

Amphibole	Apatite	Arsenopyrite	Calcite	Chlorite	Clay	Copper	Corundum	Feldspar	Gypsum
Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Prehnite	Pumpellyite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Spinel	Titanite

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Calcite ()*
Chamosite ()*	Ferro-actinolite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*
Halite ()*	Hematite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Magnetite ()*
Prehnite ()*	Pumpellyite-(Fe²⁺) ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Siderite ()*	Titanite ()*

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 Au C Ca Cl F Fe H Mg Na O P S Si Ti

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Apatite Arsenopyrite Calcite Chlorite Clay Copper Corundum Feldspar Gypsum
Nickeline None Not in a structural group Prehnite Pumpellyite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Spinel Titanite

22 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	99616	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1	99616	8803
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	2	99611,99618	1588
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1	99616	9052
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	3	99610,99616,99623	27770
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈	1	99616	577
Ferro-actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_2.5-0.0Fe²⁺_2.5-5.0)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	99616	129
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	1	99616	2740
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1	99620	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	4	99613,99614,99616,99623	6890
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl	2	99611,99618	1398
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1	99616	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1	99616	5433
Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	1	99616	238
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	99616	14899
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	99616	1898
Pumpellyite-(Fe²⁺) ()*	Pumpellyite	Ca₂Fe²⁺Al₂(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)(OH,O)₂·H₂O	1	99616	30
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	3	99614,99616,99623	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1	99616	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1	99616	61156
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1	99616	6417
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1	99616	4899

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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