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Locality Name:
Queirã, Vouzela, Viseu, Portugal


mindat Locality ID: 59209
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-59209.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Queirã, Vouzela, Viseu, Portugal": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Bejanca Mine (Carvalhal Do Estanho)
Cume Mines

Latitude: 40°42'32"N
Longitude: 8°2'20"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.708888888889,-8.0388888888889
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 As C Cu Fe H K Na O P S Si Sn U W 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenopyriteBrochantiteChalcopyriteClayFeldsparMalachiteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPyrite
QuartzRutileSphaleriteStanniteTungstiteTurquoiseWardite

17 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Cyrilovite  (*)Malachite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scorodite  (*)Stannite  (*)Torbernite  (*)
Tungstite  (*)Turquoise  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)11008758803
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2100875,1008769052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)211008755509
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)611008751633
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO211008755171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22100875,10087627198
Cyrilovite  (*)WarditeNaFe3+3(PO4)2(OH)4·2H2O110087560
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2110087512537
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O1100875443
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2110087517380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2110087539462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2110087561156
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O11008751153
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS41100875668
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O11008751059
Tungstite  (*)TungstiteWO3·H2O1100875118
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O1100875484


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