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Póvoa e Meadas Mine, Nossa Senhora da Graça de Póvoa e Meadas, Castelo de Vide, Portalegre, Portugali
Regional Level Types
Póvoa e Meadas MineMine
Nossa Senhora da Graça de Póvoa e MeadasParish
Castelo de VideMunicipality
PortalegreDistrict
PortugalCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 30' 33'' North , 7° 30' 3'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Castelo de Vide3,780 (2018)11.0km
Nisa7,450 (2018)12.7km
São Simão / Pé da Serra250 (2011)12.8km
Cedillo574 (2012)15.8km
Herrera de Alcántara281 (2012)16.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
166634
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:166634:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina de Póvoa e Meadas, Nossa Senhora da Graça de Póvoa e Meadas, Castelo de Vide, Distrito de Portalegre, Portugal


Uranium mine (closed)

Ocorrências de Urânio, ligadas a granitos, disseminadas
Ocorrências de Urânio, ligadas a granitos, filões
Descrição: Sistema de filões de quartzo leitoso, defumado e zonado, brechificados, orientados N 10º a 15º W e 50º a 80º W, com possança de 0,2 a 5,0 m e impregnações de minerais secundários de U em xistos
Mineralizações principais: Autunite (Mica calcária e urânica), Sabugalite, Torbernite (Mica cuprífera e urânica, Calcolite), Uranocircite
Morfologias: Brecha, Massa irregular
Rochas Encaixantes: Granitos, Xistos
Geologia Local: Zona de contacto de granito monzonítico porfiróide com o Complexo Xisto-grauváquico
Geologia Regional: Câmbrico. Granitos tardi-orogénicos
Ref: LNEG

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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4 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Autunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
References:
Sabugalite
Formula: HAl(UO2)4(PO4)4 · 16H2O
References:
Torbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
References:
Uranocircite
Formula: Ba(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O
References:

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Autunite8.EB.05Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Torbernite8.EB.05Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Uranocircite8.EB.05Ba(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O
Sabugalite8.EB.55HAl(UO2)4(PO4)4 · 16H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
H SabugaliteHAl(UO2)4(PO4)4 · 16H2O
H TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
H UranocirciteBa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O
OOxygen
O AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
O SabugaliteHAl(UO2)4(PO4)4 · 16H2O
O TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
O UranocirciteBa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O
AlAluminium
Al SabugaliteHAl(UO2)4(PO4)4 · 16H2O
PPhosphorus
P AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
P SabugaliteHAl(UO2)4(PO4)4 · 16H2O
P TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
P UranocirciteBa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O
CaCalcium
Ca AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
CuCopper
Cu TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
BaBarium
Ba UranocirciteBa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O
UUranium
U AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
U SabugaliteHAl(UO2)4(PO4)4 · 16H2O
U TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
U UranocirciteBa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O

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