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Vidigueira, Beja, Portugali
Regional Level Types
VidigueiraMunicipality
BejaDistrict
PortugalCountry

Coat of Arms of VidigueiraFlag of Vidigueira
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Vidigueira5,932 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
204699
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:204699:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Vidigueira, Beja, Portugal
German:
Vidigueira, Distrikt Beja, Portugal
Italian:
Vidigueira, distretto di Beja, Portogallo
Portuguese:
Vidigueira, Beja, Portugal
Russian:
Видигейра, Бежа, Португалия
Simplified Chinese:
維迪蓋拉, 貝雅區, 葡萄牙
Spanish:
Vidigueira, Distrito de Beja, Portugal
Basque:
Vidigueira, Beja
Catalan:
Vidigueira, districte de Beja, Portugal
Cebuano:
Vidigueira, Distrito de Beja
Dutch:
Vidigueira, Beja, Portugal
Finnish:
Vidigueira, Bejan piiri, Portugali
Galician:
Vidigueira, Distrito de Beja, Portugal
Hebrew:
וידיגיירה, בז'ה, פורטוגל
Japanese:
ヴィディゲーラ, ベージャ県, ポルトガル
Malay:
Vidigueira, Daerah Beja
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Vidigueira, Beja Koān
Norwegian:
Vidigueira, Beja, Portugal
Polish:
Vidigueira, Dystrykt Beja, Portugalia
Swedish:
Vidigueira, Beja, Portugal
Turkish:
Vidigueira, Beja District, Portekiz
Ukrainian:
Відігейра, Бежа, Португалія
Vietnamese:
Vidigueira, Beja, Bồ Đào Nha
Volapük:
Vidigueira
Waray:
Vidigueira, Beja


Municipality of Beja district.

Parishes: Pedrógão, Selmes, Vidigueira and Vila de Frades.

Mining concessions (up to 1962):
No. 1948 Azenhas (Fe), Pedrógão parish, registration date 10-11-1937
No. 992 Herdade dos Alfaiates (Asbestos), Vidigueira parish, registration date 05-03-1921
No. 991 Cerro da Malhada (Asbestos), Vidigueira parish, registration date 04-03-1921

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Commodity List

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8 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
'Asbestos'
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Actinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Tremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Unclassified
'Asbestos'-
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
H Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
CCarbon
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
O Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
MgMagnesium
Mg Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mg Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Si Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Si Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
SSulfur
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CaCalcium
Ca Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
FeIron
Fe Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vidigueira
Wikidata ID:Q551672
GeoNames ID:8010445

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