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Lisbon Volcanic Complex, Lisbon, Portugali
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Road cut

Ramada zeolite occurrence, Ramada e Caneças, Odivelas, Lisbon, Portugal
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Spheroidal disjunction

Lomba dos Pianos quarry, Magoito, São João das Lampas e Terrugem, Sintra, Lisbon, Portugal
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Basalt dikes

Ursa Beach, Colares, Sintra, Lisbon, Portugal
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Road cut

Ramada zeolite occurrence, Ramada e Caneças, Odivelas, Lisbon, Portugal
08289080017272732506039.jpg
Spheroidal disjunction

Lomba dos Pianos quarry, Magoito, São João das Lampas e Terrugem, Sintra, Lisbon, Portugal
02046400017272411151638.jpg
Basalt dikes

Ursa Beach, Colares, Sintra, Lisbon, Portugal
03773320017272100407385.jpg
Road cut

Ramada zeolite occurrence, Ramada e Caneças, Odivelas, Lisbon, Portugal
08289080017272732506039.jpg
Spheroidal disjunction

Lomba dos Pianos quarry, Magoito, São João das Lampas e Terrugem, Sintra, Lisbon, Portugal
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 43' 51'' North , 9° 11' 25'' West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~0km
GRN:
N26W06
Type:
Volcanic Complex
Age:
72.6 ± 3.1 Ma
Geologic Time:
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Dating method:
K-Ar isochron
Reference for age:
Miranda, R., Valadares, V., Terrinha, P., Mata, J., do Rosario Azevedo, M., Gaspar, M., ... & Ribeiro, C. (2009). Age constraints on the Late Cretaceous alkaline magmatism on the West Iberian Margin. Cretaceous Research, 30(3), 575-586.
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Mindat Locality ID:
388305
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:388305:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Lisbon Volcanic Complex: this complex was formed 72 million years ago by several important volcanic episodes. The outcrops of the LVC can be seen between Lisbon and Mafra, about 40 km to the north, showing basaltic sheets, tufs, pyroclasts, volcanic breccias, etc, accompanied by a dense net of eruptive dykes.

Basalt quarries (all in the strata of the Lisbon Volcanic Complex)

Parishnumbernameactivityarea
Ajuda336[unknown][unknown]9.871
Ajuda337[unknown][unknown]7.729
Alcântara258Courela Grande1935/19368.921
Alcântara43Calçada da Tapada1441927[?]/19373.638
Alcântara31Calçada da Tapada15-07-1927/13-04-194320.959
Alcântara1212Pimenteira1936[?]/?66.058
Alcântara1313Fonte do Caieiro1928/?23.337
Alcântara1414Carrascal1939/?14.750
Alcântara3030Cruzeiro1940/?16.624
Alcântara338[unknown][unknown]2.641
Benfica199Barçal1931/19324.398
Campolide1031Casal do Solla1946/1947[?]70.004
Campolide37Casal de Passos1940/?69.098
Santa Maria de Belém335[unknown][unknown]3.227



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ⓘ Aegirine-augite
Formula: (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ⓘ Analcime
Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ Graphite
Formula: C
References:
Martins da Pedra.
ⓘ Natrolite
Formula: Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
ⓘ 'Silex'
ⓘ 'Smectite Group'
Formula: A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
ⓘ 'Thomsonite Subgroup'
ⓘ 'Zeolite Group'

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAegirine-augite9.DA.20(NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
ⓘ'Zeolite Group'9.G0.
ⓘNatrolite9.GA.05Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
ⓘAnalcime9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
ⓘ'Smectite Group'-A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
ⓘ'Silex'-
ⓘ'Thomsonite Subgroup'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Hⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Hⓘ Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ GraphiteC
OOxygen
Oⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Oⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Oⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Oⓘ Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
FFluorine
Fⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Naⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Naⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Alⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Alⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Siⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Siⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FeIron
Feⓘ Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series

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Portugal

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Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
Iberian PeninsulaPeninsula

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References

de Jesus, A. M., & Zbyszewski, G. (1952). Contribution à l'étude du" Complexe basaltique" de Lisbonne. Communicações dos Serviços Geológicos de Portugal, 33, 185-220.
ALVES, C. A. M.; RODRIGUES, B.; SERRALHEIRO, A. & FARIA, A. F. (1980) - Complexo Basáltico de Lisboa. Com. Serv. Geol. de Portugal, 66, pp. 111-134.
Miranda, R., Valadares, V., Terrinha, P., Mata, J., do Rosario Azevedo, M., Gaspar, M., ... & Ribeiro, C. (2009). Age constraints on the Late Cretaceous alkaline magmatism on the West Iberian Margin. Cretaceous Research, 30(3), 575-586.
Woolley, Alan R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands. The Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/mpar4
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