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Rio Maior, Santarém, Portugali
Regional Level Types
Rio MaiorMunicipality
SantarémDistrict
PortugalCountry

Coat of Arms of Rio MaiorFlag of Rio Maior
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A view of a limestone quarry

Alcobertas, Rio Maior, Santarém, Portugal
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The salt pans of Rio Maior

Rio Maior, Santarém, Portugal
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Rio Maior12,064 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
132116
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:132116:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Rio Maior, Santarém, Portugal
German:
Rio Maior, Distrikt Santarém, Portugal
Italian:
Rio Maior, distretto di Santarém, Portogallo
Portuguese:
Rio Maior, Santarém, Portugal
Russian:
Риу-Майор, Сантарен, Португалия
Simplified Chinese:
里奧馬約爾, 聖塔倫區, 葡萄牙
Spanish:
Rio Maior, Distrito de Santarém, Portugal
Arabic:
ريو مايور, محافظة سانتاريم, البرتغال
Asturian:
Rio Maior
Catalan:
Rio Maior, districte de Santarém, Portugal
Cebuano:
Rio Maior , Distrito de Santarém
Dutch:
Rio Maior, Santarém, Portugal
Farsi/Persian:
ریو مایور, ناحیه سانتاری, پرتغال
Finnish:
Rio Maior, Santarémin piiri, Portugali
Georgian:
რიო-მაიორი
Japanese:
リオマイオール, サンタレン県, ポルトガル
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Риу-Майор
Korean:
히우마이오르, 산타렝현, 포르투갈
Mazanderani:
ریو مایور
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Rio Maior, Santarém Koān
Polish:
Rio Maior, Dystrykt Santarém, Portugalia
Romanian:
Rio Maior, Districtul Santarém, Portugalia
Swedish:
Rio Maior, Santarém, Portugal
Turkish:
Rio Maior, Santarém District, Portekiz
Ukrainian:
Ріу-Майор, Сантарен , Португалія
Vietnamese:
Rio Maior, Santarém, Bồ Đào Nha
Volapük:
Rio Maior
Waray:
Rio Maior, Santarém


A central region with many lime quarries, salt pans, a basalt quarry and inactive lignite and diatomite mines.

Registered mining concessions (up to 1962):
1749 Azinheira (diatomite), registered on 19-08-1930 (C.M. Rio Maior)
1748 São Paio no. 1 (diatomite), 18-08-1930 (C.M. Rio Maior)
CM17 Espadanal (coal), 04-01-1928
CM18 Quinta da Várzea (coal), 04-01-1928
1603 Espadanal no. 2 (coal), 06-05-1927 (C.M. Espadanal)
1598 Carneira no. 1 (coal), 12-03-1927
1599 Fieis de Deus (coal), 12-03-1927
1579 Lobo Morto (coal), 12-01-1927 (C.M. Quinta da Várzea)
1580 Ponte de São Gregório (coal), 12-01-1927 (C.M. Espadanal)
1573 Casal do Vale da Lagoa (coal), 07-12-1926 (C.M. Quinta da Várzea)
CM3 Rio Maior (diatomite), 04-07-1921
1013 Abum (diatomite), 14-04-1921 (C.M. Rio Maior)
1014 Cidral no. 1 (diatomite) 14-04-1921 (C.M. Rio Maior)
1015 São Paio (diatomite), 14-04-1921 (C.M. Rio Maior)
972 Quinta de São Paio (coal-lignite), 19-10-1920
792 Quinta da Várzea (coal), 16-03-1918 (C.M. Quinta da Várzea)
786 Espadanal (coal), 14-03-1918 (C.M. Espadanal)


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9 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Analcime
Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
References:
Rui Nunes' information (Rio Maior PDM 2011)Identified by Rui Nunes: Visual Identification
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
References:
Rui Nunes info, Jan 2024Identified by Rui Nunes: Visual Identification
Halite
Formula: NaCl
'Jet'
'Limonite'
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
'Petrified Wood'
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
References:
Rui Nunes info, Jan 2024Identified by Rui Nunes: Visual Identification
'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
Quartz
Formula: SiO2

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Halite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
Analcime9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Unclassified
'Limonite'-
'Petrified Wood'-
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
'Jet'-
'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
O CalciteCaCO3
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O QuartzSiO2
O Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
NaSodium
Na AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Na HaliteNaCl
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Al AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
SiSilicon
Si AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
SSulfur
S PyriteFeS2
ClChlorine
Cl HaliteNaCl
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe Fayalite-Forsterite Series

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_Maior
Wikidata ID:Q941958
GeoNames ID:8010607

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