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Argimela Mine (Argemela Mine), Barco e Coutada, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugali
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Argimela Mine, Barco e Coutada, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal
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Argimela Mine, Barco e Coutada, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal
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Argimela Mine, Barco e Coutada, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal
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Argimela Mine, Barco e Coutada, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal
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Argimela Mine, Barco e Coutada, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal
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Argimela Mine, Barco e Coutada, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal
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Argimela Mine, Barco e Coutada, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal
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Argimela Mine, Barco e Coutada, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 9' 25'' North , 7° 36' 26'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
40.15700,-7.60728
GRN:
N27W05
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Barco879 (2018)1.9km
Vales do Rio674 (2015)7.2km
Aldeia de Joanes1,333 (2018)7.9km
Fundão9,725 (2014)9.2km
Barroca Grande600 (2018)12.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
8474
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:8474:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina da Argimela (Mina da Argemela), Barco, Covilhã, Distrito de Castelo Branco, Portugal


A tin mine, abandoned around 1960. Owned by Geomine (Belgium).
Located near Barco.

Multistage rare-element, volatile-rich microgranite, representing the subvolcanic expression of a high-Na/Li/P/F/REE peraluminous pegmatitic magma. The microgranite is the mixture of two components: a crystal "mush" (quartz, albite, phengite) injected from below through feeder dykes and an overprinting highly evolved component (Li, F, P, Be, Sn, Nb-rich), analog to a rare-element pegmatititic magmatitic component, acting as a lubricant for the ascending "mush".

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Mineral List


14 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Amblygonite
Formula: LiAl(PO4)F
ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
ⓘ 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'
ⓘ 'Columbite-Tantalite'
Description: Skeletal crystals.
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
Description: Rare.
ⓘ 'Lepidolite'
ⓘ Montebrasite
Formula: LiAl(PO4)(OH)
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Phengite
Formula: KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Description: Albite alteration.
ⓘ Planerite
Formula: Al6(PO4)2(PO3OH)2(OH)8 · 4H2O
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ 'Quartz-beta'
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Stannite
Formula: Cu2FeSnS4
ⓘ 'Tantalite'
Formula: (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
ⓘ Trilithionite
Formula: K(Li1.5Al1.5)(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Description: Rims phengite (topotactic replacement).
ⓘ Turquoise
Formula: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
ⓘ 'White mica'

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘStannite2.CB.15aCu2FeSnS4
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ'Quartz-beta'4.DA.55SiO2
ⓘCassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘAmblygonite8.BB.05LiAl(PO4)F
ⓘMontebrasite8.BB.05LiAl(PO4)(OH)
ⓘPlanerite8.DD.15Al6(PO4)2(PO3OH)2(OH)8 · 4H2O
ⓘTurquoise8.DD.15CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘBeryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Phengite9.EC.15KAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘTrilithionite9.EC.20K(Li1.5Al1.5)(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Lepidolite'-
ⓘ'Tantalite'-(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
ⓘ'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'-
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Columbite-Tantalite'-
ⓘ'White mica'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ PlaneriteAl6(PO4)2(PO3OH)2(OH)8 · 4H2O
Hⓘ TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Hⓘ TrilithioniteK(Li1.5Al1.5)(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
LiLithium
Liⓘ AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Liⓘ MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
Liⓘ TrilithioniteK(Li1.5Al1.5)(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
BeBeryllium
Beⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Oⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Oⓘ MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ PlaneriteAl6(PO4)2(PO3OH)2(OH)8 · 4H2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Oⓘ TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Oⓘ TrilithioniteK(Li1.5Al1.5)(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Oⓘ Quartz-betaSiO2
Oⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FFluorine
Fⓘ AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Fⓘ TrilithioniteK(Li1.5Al1.5)(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Alⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alⓘ MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ PlaneriteAl6(PO4)2(PO3OH)2(OH)8 · 4H2O
Alⓘ TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Alⓘ TrilithioniteK(Li1.5Al1.5)(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ TrilithioniteK(Li1.5Al1.5)(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Siⓘ Quartz-betaSiO2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Pⓘ MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
Pⓘ PlaneriteAl6(PO4)2(PO3OH)2(OH)8 · 4H2O
Pⓘ TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ TrilithioniteK(Li1.5Al1.5)(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
MnManganese
Mnⓘ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Mnⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ Muscovite var. PhengiteKAl1.5(Mg,Fe)0.5(Al0.5Si3.5O10)(OH)2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Feⓘ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Feⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
CuCopper
Cuⓘ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Cuⓘ TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
NbNiobium
Nbⓘ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Nbⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
SnTin
Snⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Snⓘ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
TaTantalum
Taⓘ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6

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References

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Charoy, B., and Noronha, F. (1991) The Argemela granite-porphyry (Central Portugal): the subvolcanic expression of a high-fluorine, rare-element pegmatite magma. In: Pagel, M., and Leroy, J.L. (eds.): Source, Transport and Deposition of Metals. Proceedings of the 25 years SGA Anniversary Meeting, Nancy, August 30 - September 3, 1991, A.A. Balkema (Rotterdam), 741-744.
Charoy, Bernard, Chaussidon, Marc, Noronha, Fernando (1995) Lithium zonation in white micas from the Argemela microgranite (central Portugal): an in-situ ion-, electron-microprobe and spectroscopic investigation. European Journal of Mineralogy, 7 (2) 335-352 doi:10.1127/ejm/7/2/0335
CHAROY, B., NORONHA, F. (1996) Multistage Growth of a Rare-Element, Volatile-Rich Microgranite at Argemela (Portugal) Journal of Petrology, 37 (1) 73-94 doi:10.1093/petrology/37.1.73
Pereira, E.G., Antunes, I.M., and Monteiro, M.C.H.M. (2010) Environmental geochemistry of Argemela Mine area (Barco, Central Portugal). Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts 2010.
Sant'Ovaia, H., Dória, A., & Noronha, F. (2015). Emplacement of Argemela Microgranite (Central Portugal): Constraints from AMS Data and Fluid Inclusion Planes. International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference: SGEM: Surveying Geology & mining Ecology Management, 1, 127.
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Ribeiro, Ricardo, Capela, Diana, Ferreira, Miguel, Martins, Rui, Jorge, Pedro, Guimarães, Diana, Lima, Alexandre (2021) X-ray Fluorescence and Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Analysis of Li-Rich Minerals in Veins from Argemela Tin Mine, Central Portugal. Minerals, 11 (11) 1169 doi:10.3390/min11111169
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