Pequito Mine, Pedrogão, Vidigueira, Beja, Portugali
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Pequito Mine | Mine (Abandoned) |
| Pedrogão | Civil Parish |
| Vidigueira | Municipality |
| Beja | District |
| Portugal | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 6' 10'' North , 7° 36' 4'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2026
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Moura | 9,360 (2014) | 14.0km |
| Serpa | 6,586 (2018) | 17.5km |
| Neves | 1,747 (2018) | 20.6km |
| Vidigueira | 5,932 (2018) | 21.1km |
| São Matias | 569 (2018) | 22.3km |
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina do Pequito, Pedrogão, Vidigueira, Distrito de Beja, Portugal
Abandoned Fe mine.
The coordinates are approximate.
The Pequito Mine is an old mining occurrence located in the Pedrógão - Orada area, in the Baixo Alentejo region of southern Portugal, between the municipalities of Vidigueira and Serpa, near the Pedrógão Dam and the former mining settlement of Mina da Orada.
The Pequito Mine is geologically associated with the Azenhas and Orada mines, being one of several small iron workings within the same mineralized alignment.
The area belongs to the Moura–Ficalho Volcano-Sedimentary Complex.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Asbestos' References: |
| ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 References: |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 References: |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 References: |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Asbestos' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
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Pequito Mine, Pedrogão, Vidigueira, Beja, Portugal