Ceife Mine (Palão Mine), Penamacor, Penamacor, Castelo Branco, Portugali
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Ceife Mine (Palão Mine) | Mine |
| Penamacor | Civil Parish |
| Penamacor | Municipality |
| Castelo Branco | District |
| Portugal | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 10' 49'' North , 7° 11' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Monsanto | 828 (2014) | 17.0km |
| Fundão | 9,725 (2014) | 26.7km |
| Valverde del Fresno | 2,563 (2012) | 27.0km |
| Teixoso | 4,703 (2018) | 27.0km |
| Aldeia de Joanes | 1,333 (2018) | 28.0km |
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina de Ceife ou Mina do Palão, Freguesia e Concelho de Penamacor, Distrito de Castelo Branco, Portugal
PB mine
Mining concession no. 2065 Ceife, registered date 16-03-1944.
"Tipos: ocorrências de chumbo - independentes da actividade ígnea - filões
Descrição: filão quartzoso orientado NE-SW
Mineralizações principais: galena
Morfologias: filão
Rochas encaixantes: grauvaques, xistos
Geologia local: complexo xisto-grauváquico
Geologia regional: câmbrico
Ref: LNEG"
Opened at 16-03-1944.
The mine was originally (until 1946) called "Palão Mine", and was renamed to "Ceife Mine".
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 References: |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS References: |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 References: |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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Ceife Mine, Penamacor, Penamacor, Castelo Branco, Portugal