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Chaves, Vila Real, Portugali
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ChavesMunicipality
Vila RealDistrict
PortugalCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Chaves17,535 (2018)
Santa Cruz3,430 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
188331
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:188331:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Chaves, Vila Real, Portugal
German:
Chaves, Distrikt Vila Real, Portugal
Italian:
Chaves, distretto di Vila Real, Portogallo
Portuguese:
Chaves, Vila Real, Portugal
Russian:
Шавес, Вила-Реал, Португалия
Spanish:
Chaves, Distrito de Vila Real, Portugal
Afrikaans:
Chaves, Portugal
Arabic:
شافيز, محافظة فيلا ريال, البرتغال
Aragonese:
Chaves, Destrito de Vila Real
Armenian:
Շավես
Asturian:
Chaves, Distritu de Vila Real
Bambara:
Chaves
Basque:
Chaves, Vila Real
Bavarian:
Chaves
Breton:
Chaves, Distrig Vila Real
Catalan:
Chaves, districte de Vila Real, Portugal
Cebuano:
Chaves, Distrito de Vila Real
Corsican:
Chaves
Croatian:
Chaves
Czech:
Chaves, Portugalsko
Danish:
Chaves, Portugal
Dutch:
Chaves, Vila Real, Portugal
Dutch Low Saxon:
Chaves
Esperanto:
Chaves, Distrikto Vila Real
Estonian:
Chaves, Portugal
Finnish:
Chaves, Vila Realin piiri, Portugali
Franco-Provençal:
Chaves
Friulian:
Chaves
Galician:
Chaves, Distrito de Vila Real, Portugal
Hungarian:
Chaves, Portugália
Ido:
Chaves
Indonesian:
Chaves, Distrik Vila Real, Portugal
Interlingua:
Chaves
Interlingue:
Chaves
Irish Gaelic:
Chaves, An Phortaingéil
Jamaican Patois:
Chaves
Kabyle:
Chaves
Kongo:
Chaves
Korean:
차베스, 빌라헤알현, 포르투갈
Latvian:
Chaves, Portugāle
Ligurian:
Chaves
Limburgian:
Chaves, Vila Real
Lithuanian:
Chaves, Portugalija
Low Saxon/Low German:
Chaves
Luxembourgish:
Chaves
Macedonian:
Чавес, Португалија
Malagasy:
Chaves
Malay:
Chaves, Daerah Vila Real
Minangkabau:
Chaves
Narom:
Chaves
Neapolitan:
Chaves
Norwegian:
Chaves, Vila Real, Portugal
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Chaves
Occitan:
Chaves
Papiamento:
Chaves
Picard:
Chaves
Piedmontese:
Chaves
Polish:
Chaves, Dystrykt Vila Real, Portugalia
Romanian:
Chaves, Districtul Vila Real, Portugalia
Romansh:
Chaves
Sardinian:
Chaves
Scots:
Chaves
Scottish Gaelic:
Chaves
Serbo-Croatian:
Chaves
Sicilian:
Chaves
Slovak:
Chaves, Portugalsko
Swahili:
Chaves, Ureno
Swedish:
Chaves, Vila Real, Portugal
Traditional Chinese:
查維茲, 雷亞爾城區
Turkish:
Chaves, Portekiz
Venetian:
Chaves
Vietnamese:
Chaves, Vila Real, Bồ Đào Nha
Volapük:
Chaves
Walloon:
Chaves
Welsh:
Chaves, Portiwgal
West Flemish:
Chaves
Wolof:
Chaves
Zulu:
Chaves


Municipality of Vila Real district.

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28 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Albite var. Cleavelandite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Andalusite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Brushite
Formula: Ca(PO3OH) · 2H2O
Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.
'Chlorite Group'
'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
Description: Ca content in pyroxenes reaches Wo24 (Wo24En38FS38) according to Monteiro (1989)
'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'
Eosphorite
Formula: Mn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Description: In trace amounts only. Prinz et al., (1980) are the only authors in the references to report olivine. Both Monteiro and Mason et al. specifically noted the apparent absence of olivine in their samples.
'Feldspar Group'
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
'Hypersthene'
Formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO3
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Ludlamite
Formula: Fe2+3(PO4)2 · 4H2O
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Mitridatite
Formula: Ca2Fe3+3(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Natrotantite
Formula: Na2Ta4O11
'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
Perloffite
Formula: Ba(Mn2+,Fe2+)2Fe3+2(PO4)3(OH)3
Phenakite
Formula: Be2SiO4
Phosphoferrite
Formula: (Fe2+,Mn2+)3(PO4)2 · 3H2O
Pigeonite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Description: Anorthitic plagioclase, usually twinned, has both anorthite and bytownite compositions — Plagioclase Ab9—24 reported by Mason et al.,(1979); Monteiro (1989) reports (Or0.6Ab6An94)—(Or0.6Ab12An 87)
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
Description: Ca-poor Pyroxene (mostly orthopyroxene) ranges from Wo2 En78 Fs18 — Wo5 En37 Fs58 according to Monteiro (1989); Mason et. al. (1979) findings similar, but not as extensive.
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 23 localities in this region.
Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
'Tantalite'
Formula: (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Tridymite
Formula: SiO2
Description: Only in minor amounts
Triphylite
Formula: LiFe2+PO4
Troilite
Formula: FeS
Vivianite
Formula: Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
'Wolframite Group'
Localities: Reported from at least 13 localities in this region.
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Troilite2.CC.10FeS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Tridymite4.DA.10SiO2
Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va
Natrotantite4.DJ.05Na2Ta4O11
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Triphylite8.AB.10LiFe2+PO4
Perloffite8.BH.20Ba(Mn2+,Fe2+)2Fe3+2(PO4)3(OH)3
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Phosphoferrite8.CC.05(Fe2+,Mn2+)3(PO4)2 · 3H2O
Ludlamite8.CD.20Fe2+3(PO4)2 · 4H2O
Vivianite8.CE.40Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Brushite8.CJ.50Ca(PO3OH) · 2H2O
Eosphorite8.DD.20Mn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Mitridatite8.DH.30Ca2Fe3+3(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Phenakite9.AA.05Be2SiO4
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Andalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Pigeonite9.DA.10(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
var. Cleavelandite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Chlorite Group'-
'Feldspar Group'-
'Hypersthene'-(Mg,Fe)SiO3
'Tantalite'-(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'-
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H BrushiteCa(PO3OH) · 2H2O
H EosphoriteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
H LudlamiteFe32+(PO4)2 · 4H2O
H MitridatiteCa2Fe33+(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H PerloffiteBa(Mn2+,Fe2+)2Fe23+(PO4)3(OH)3
H Phosphoferrite(Fe2+,Mn2+)3(PO4)2 · 3H2O
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
LiLithium
Li TriphyliteLiFe2+PO4
BeBeryllium
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Be PhenakiteBe2SiO4
BBoron
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O BrushiteCa(PO3OH) · 2H2O
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O CassiteriteSnO2
O EosphoriteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O LudlamiteFe32+(PO4)2 · 4H2O
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O MitridatiteCa2Fe33+(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O NatrotantiteNa2Ta4O11
O PerloffiteBa(Mn2+,Fe2+)2Fe23+(PO4)3(OH)3
O PhenakiteBe2SiO4
O Phosphoferrite(Fe2+,Mn2+)3(PO4)2 · 3H2O
O Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
O QuartzSiO2
O SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O SideriteFeCO3
O Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O TridymiteSiO2
O TriphyliteLiFe2+PO4
O VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
O Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
O Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
F FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na NatrotantiteNa2Ta4O11
Na SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Na Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Mg Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mg Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al EosphoriteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si PhenakiteBe2SiO4
Si Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si TridymiteSiO2
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Si Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
PPhosphorus
P BrushiteCa(PO3OH) · 2H2O
P EosphoriteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
P LudlamiteFe32+(PO4)2 · 4H2O
P MitridatiteCa2Fe33+(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O
P PerloffiteBa(Mn2+,Fe2+)2Fe23+(PO4)3(OH)3
P Phosphoferrite(Fe2+,Mn2+)3(PO4)2 · 3H2O
P TriphyliteLiFe2+PO4
P VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
S PyriteFeS2
S TroiliteFeS
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca BrushiteCa(PO3OH) · 2H2O
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca MitridatiteCa2Fe33+(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Ca Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
MnManganese
Mn EosphoriteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Mn PerloffiteBa(Mn2+,Fe2+)2Fe23+(PO4)3(OH)3
Mn Phosphoferrite(Fe2+,Mn2+)3(PO4)2 · 3H2O
Mn Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Mn Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
FeIron
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe LudlamiteFe32+(PO4)2 · 4H2O
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe MitridatiteCa2Fe33+(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Fe PerloffiteBa(Mn2+,Fe2+)2Fe23+(PO4)3(OH)3
Fe Phosphoferrite(Fe2+,Mn2+)3(PO4)2 · 3H2O
Fe Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Fe SideriteFeCO3
Fe Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Fe TriphyliteLiFe2+PO4
Fe TroiliteFeS
Fe VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Fe Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Fe Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nb Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Nb Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
SnTin
Sn CassiteriteSnO2
BaBarium
Ba PerloffiteBa(Mn2+,Fe2+)2Fe23+(PO4)3(OH)3
TaTantalum
Ta NatrotantiteNa2Ta4O11
Ta Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6

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