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Elvas, Portalegre, Portugali
Regional Level Types
ElvasMunicipality
PortalegreDistrict
PortugalCountry

Coat of Arms of ElvasFlag of Elvas
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Epidote

A6 road cut, Elvas, Portalegre, Portugal
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Epidote

A6 road cut, Elvas, Portalegre, Portugal
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Epidote

A6 road cut, Elvas, Portalegre, Portugal
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Epidote

A6 road cut, Elvas, Portalegre, Portugal
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Epidote

A6 road cut, Elvas, Portalegre, Portugal
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Epidote

A6 road cut, Elvas, Portalegre, Portugal
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Epidote

A6 road cut, Elvas, Portalegre, Portugal
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Epidote

A6 road cut, Elvas, Portalegre, Portugal
Neighbouring regions:
Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
Monforte, Portalegre, Portugal
Alandroal, Évora, Portugal
Vila Viçosa, Évora, Portugal
Borba, Évora, Portugal
Arronches, Portalegre, Portugal
Campo Maior, Portalegre, Portugal
Type:
Municipality
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Elvas9,904 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
154536
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:154536:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Elvas, Portalegre, Portugal
German:
Elvas, Distrikt Portalegre, Portugal
Italian:
Elvas, distretto di Portalegre, Portogallo
Portuguese:
Elvas, Portalegre, Portugal
Russian:
Элваш, Порталегри, Португалия
Simplified Chinese:
埃爾瓦什, 波塔萊格雷區, 葡萄牙
Spanish:
Elvas, Distrito de Portalegre, Portugal
Arabic:
الواس, بورتاليغري, البرتغال
Aragonese:
Elvas, Destrito de Portalegre
Armenian:
Էլվաշ
Aromanian:
Elvas
Asturian:
Elvas
Basque:
Elvas, Portalegre
Belarusian:
Элваш, акруга Порталегры, Партугалія
Breton:
Elvas, Distrig Portalegre
Catalan:
Elvas, Districte de Portalegre, Portugal
Cebuano:
Elvas, Distrito de Portalegre
Croatian:
Elvas
Czech:
Elvas, Portugalsko
Dutch:
Elvas, Portalegre, Portugal
Esperanto:
Elvas, Distrikto Portalegre
Farsi/Persian:
الواس, پرتالگره, پرتغال
Finnish:
Elvas, Portalegren piiri, Portugali
Galician:
Elvas, Distrito de Portalegre, Portugal
Georgian:
ელვაში
Hebrew:
אלוואס, פורטוגל
Hindi:
एल्वस, पुर्तगाल
Hungarian:
Elvas, Portalegre, Portugália
Japanese:
エルヴァス, ポルタレグレ県, ポルトガル
Korean:
엘바스, 포르탈레그르현, 포르투갈
Lithuanian:
Elvasas, Portugalija
Luxembourgish:
Elvas
Macedonian:
Елваш, Португалија
Mazanderani:
الواس
Mingrelian:
ელვაში
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Elvas, Portalegre Koān
Norwegian:
Elvas, Portalegre, Portugal
Occitan:
Elvas
Polish:
Elvas, Dystrykt Portalegre, Portugalia
Romanian:
Elvas, Districtul Portalegre, Portugalia
Serbian:
Елвас, Порталегре, Португалија
Slovak:
Elvas, Portugalsko
Swedish:
Elvas, Portalegre, Portugal
Turkish:
Elvas, Portekiz
Ukrainian:
Елваш, Порталегре , Португалія
Vietnamese:
Elvas, Portalegre, Bồ Đào Nha
Volapük:
Elvas
Waray:
Elvas, Portalegre


Elvas is a municipality located in the southern part of the district of Portalegre, bordered by the district of Évora and by Spain. It covers an area of 630 square kilometres and is divided into seven parishes.

Numerous Sn–Ti occurrences are found in the parish of Santa Eulália parish.

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15 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
ⓘ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
ⓘ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
References:
geoPortal do LNEG, código 1756CuIdentification: Visual Identification
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena
Formula: PbS with Ag
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ 'Mica Group'
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Sphalerite var. Marmatite
Formula: (Zn,Fe)S
ⓘ Vesuvianite
Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
ⓘ 'Wolframite Group'

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘvar. Marmatite2.CB.05a(Zn,Fe)S
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘvar. Silver-bearing Galena2.CD.10PbS with Ag
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘCassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
ⓘ'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
ⓘAzurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘScheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘVesuvianite9.BG.35Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Unclassified
ⓘ'Mica Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
CCarbon
Cⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Oⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ Sphalerite var. Marmatite(Zn,Fe)S
Sⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Caⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Feⓘ Sphalerite var. Marmatite(Zn,Fe)S
CuCopper
Cuⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Znⓘ Sphalerite var. Marmatite(Zn,Fe)S
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
AgSilver
Agⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag
SnTin
Snⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
WTungsten
Wⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
PbLead
Pbⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvas
Wikidata ID:Q243849
GeoNames ID:8010574

Localities in this Region

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Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

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Iberian PeninsulaPeninsula

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