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Estremoz, Évora, Portugali
Regional Level Types
EstremozMunicipality
ÉvoraDistrict
PortugalCountry

Coat of Arms of EstremozFlag of Estremoz
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The Estremoz anticline

Estremoz, Évora, Portugal
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A view of the engine house and the main shaft

Mostardeira Mine, Glória, Estremoz, Évora, Portugal
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Estremoz9,350 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
158173
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:158173:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Estremoz, Évora, Portugal
German:
Estremoz, Distrikt Évora, Portugal
Italian:
Estremoz, distretto di Évora, Portogallo
Portuguese:
Estremoz, Évora, Portugal
Russian:
Эштремош, Эвора, Португалия
Simplified Chinese:
埃什特雷莫什, 埃武拉區, 葡萄牙
Spanish:
Estremoz, Distrito de Évora, Portugal
Arabic:
إستريموز, محافظة إيفورا, البرتغال
Armenian:
Էշտրեմոշ
Aromanian:
Estremoz
Asturian:
Estremoz
Basque:
Estremoz, Evora
Catalan:
Estremoz, Districte d'Évora, Portugal
Cebuano:
Estremoz , Distrito de Évora
Danish:
Estremoz, Évora District, Portugal
Dutch:
Estremoz, Évora, Portugal
Esperanto:
Estremoz, distrikto Évora
Farsi/Persian:
استرموز, ناحیه اوورا, پرتغال
Finnish:
Estremoz, Évoran piiri, Portugali
Galician:
Estremoz, Distrito de Évora, Portugal
Georgian:
ეშტრემუში
Indonesian:
Estremoz, Distrik Évora, Portugal
Japanese:
エストレモス, エヴォラ県, ポルトガル
Korean:
이스트레모스, 에보라현, 포르투갈
Lithuanian:
Estremosas, Evoros apskritis, Portugalija
Macedonian:
Ештремош, Португалија
Malay:
Estremoz, Daerah Évora
Mazanderani:
استرموز
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Estremoz, Évora Koān
Polish:
Estremoz, Dystrykt Évora, Portugalia
Romanian:
Estremoz, Districtul Évora, Portugalia
Serbian:
Естремоз, Евора, Португалија
Slovak:
Estremoz, Portugalsko
Turkish:
Estremoz, évora District, Portekiz
Ukrainian:
Ештремош, Евора, Португалія
Vietnamese:
Estremoz, Évora, Bồ Đào Nha
Volapük:
Estremoz
Waray:
Estremoz, Évora


Municipality of Évora district.

Numerous active-inactive marble quarries.

Registered mining concessions (up to 1962):
No. 19 Herdade da Mostardeira (Cu), Glória parish, registered on 07-08-1862
No. 948 Fonte Figueira (Pb), Santa Vitória do Ameixial parish, registered on 20-05-1920

Other mineral occurrences:
Évora-Monte (Cu)
Telheiro (Fe)
in LNEG database, Nov 2014.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.


Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

29 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Brochantite ?
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
References:
Hugo Lobo CollectionIdentified by Hugo Lobo: Visual Identification
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Ceruleite
Formula: Cu2Al7(AsO4)4(OH)13 · 11.5H2O
Chalcanthite
Formula: CuSO4 · 5H2O
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
'Chalcosiderite-Turquoise Series'
References:
Hugo Lobo CollectionIdentified by Hugo Lobo: Visual Identification
Chenevixite
Formula: Cu2Fe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)4
Covellite
Formula: CuS
References:
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Cyanotrichite ?
Formula: Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
References:
Hugo Lobo CollectionIdentified by Hugo Lobo: Visual Identification
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Libethenite
Formula: Cu2(PO4)(OH)
'Limonite'
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
References:
'Manganese Oxides'
'Manganese Oxides var. Manganese Dendrites'
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Olivenite
Formula: Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Opal var. Opal-AN
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Pharmacosiderite
Formula: KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Scorodite
Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Description: Rui Nunes collection
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
'Tetrahedrite Group'
Formula: M2(A6)M1(B4 C2)X3(D4)S1(Y12)S2(Z)
Turquoise
Formula: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
References:
Hugo Lobo CollectionIdentified by Hugo Lobo: Visual Identification
Wavellite
Formula: Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
References:
Hugo Lobo CollectionIdentified by Hugo Lobo: Visual Identification

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Opal
var. Opal-AN
4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Brochantite ?7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Chalcanthite7.CB.20CuSO4 · 5H2O
Cyanotrichite ?7.DE.10Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Libethenite8.BB.30Cu2(PO4)(OH)
Olivenite8.BB.30Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
Scorodite8.CD.10Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Wavellite8.DC.50Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Chenevixite8.DD.05Cu2Fe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)4
Turquoise8.DD.15CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Ceruleite8.DE.25Cu2Al7(AsO4)4(OH)13 · 11.5H2O
Pharmacosiderite8.DK.10KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Unclassified
'Limonite'-
'Chalcosiderite-Turquoise Series'-
'Manganese Oxides
var. Manganese Dendrites'
-
''-
'Tetrahedrite Group'-M2(A6)M1(B4 C2)X3(D4)S1(Y12)S2(Z)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
H CeruleiteCu2Al7(AsO4)4(OH)13 · 11.5H2O
H ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
H ChenevixiteCu2Fe23+(AsO4)2(OH)4
H CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
H LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
H PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
H ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
H TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
H WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
H Chalcosiderite-Turquoise Series
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
O CalciteCaCO3
O CeruleiteCu2Al7(AsO4)4(OH)13 · 11.5H2O
O ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
O ChenevixiteCu2Fe23+(AsO4)2(OH)4
O CupriteCu2O
O CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
O LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
O QuartzSiO2
O ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
O SideriteFeCO3
O TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
O WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
O Chalcosiderite-Turquoise Series
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Al CeruleiteCu2Al7(AsO4)4(OH)13 · 11.5H2O
Al CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Al TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Al WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Al Chalcosiderite-Turquoise Series
SiSilicon
Si Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
P TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
P WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
P Chalcosiderite-Turquoise Series
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
S ChalcociteCu2S
S CovelliteCuS
S CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
S GalenaPbS
S MarcasiteFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S Tetrahedrite GroupM2(A6)M1(B4 C2)X3(D4)S1(Y12)S2(Z)
KPotassium
K PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe ChenevixiteCu2Fe23+(AsO4)2(OH)4
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Fe SideriteFeCO3
Fe Chalcosiderite-Turquoise Series
CuCopper
Cu BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cu CeruleiteCu2Al7(AsO4)4(OH)13 · 11.5H2O
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu ChenevixiteCu2Fe23+(AsO4)2(OH)4
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Cu Native CopperCu
Cu LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
Cu TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Cu Chalcosiderite-Turquoise Series
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As CeruleiteCu2Al7(AsO4)4(OH)13 · 11.5H2O
As ChenevixiteCu2Fe23+(AsO4)2(OH)4
As OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
As PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
As ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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Wikidata ID:Q625157
GeoNames ID:8010501

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