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Salgadinho Mine, Cercal do Alentejo, Santiago do Cacém, Setúbal, Portugal i
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Salgadinho Mine Mine
Cercal do Alentejo Civil Parish
Santiago do Cacém Municipality
Setúbal District
Portugal Country

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Salgadinho Mine	Mine
Cercal do Alentejo	Civil Parish
Santiago do Cacém	Municipality
Setúbal	District
Portugal	Country

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Salgadinho in the Iberian Pyrite Belt

Salgadinho Mine, Cercal do Alentejo, Santiago do Cacém, Setúbal, Portugal

Geological cross-section

Salgadinho Mine, Cercal do Alentejo, Santiago do Cacém, Setúbal, Portugal

Salgadinho in the Iberian Pyrite Belt

Salgadinho Mine, Cercal do Alentejo, Santiago do Cacém, Setúbal, Portugal

Geological cross-section

Salgadinho Mine, Cercal do Alentejo, Santiago do Cacém, Setúbal, Portugal

Salgadinho in the Iberian Pyrite Belt

Salgadinho Mine, Cercal do Alentejo, Santiago do Cacém, Setúbal, Portugal

Geological cross-section

Salgadinho Mine, Cercal do Alentejo, Santiago do Cacém, Setúbal, Portugal

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

37° 46' 31'' North , 8° 38' 58'' West

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

Type:

Köppen climate type:

Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Cercal	3,772 (2018)	3.6km
São Luis	1,006 (2018)	6.8km
Vila Nova de Milfontes	4,393 (2012)	13.0km
Tamera	170 (2015)	13.1km
Porto Covo	1,400 (2011)	15.0km

Mindat Locality ID:

204949

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:204949:9

GUID (UUID V4):

Name(s) in local language(s):

Mina do Salgadinho, Cercal, Santiago do Cacém, Distrito de Setúbal, Portugal

Massive sulphide deposit in the Iberian Pyrite Belt.

Salgadinho stockwork deposit, first discovered and explored by the Portuguese Government exploration department SFM between 1973 and 1979.

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Tipos: ocorrências de Cobre - ligadas a vulcanismo - stockworks.
Ocorrências de Ouro - disseminadas e filonianas ligadas a distintas formações vulcano-sedimentares.
Génese: singenética, vulcanogénica. Paragénese Cu-Zn-Au-Ag.
Descrição geológica: disseminações sulfurosas e vénulas de quartzo dispostas em stockwork no seio de tufos ácidos.
Geologia local: Flanco nordeste do anticlinório de Cercal-Odemira, Complexo Vulcano-Silicioso do Cercal, principalmente a Formação de São Luís (xistos, tufitos).
Geologia regional: Devónico superior-Carbonífero inferior.
In LNEG (March 2015)

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Mineral List

10 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Tuff

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite

Formula: Na(AlSi₃O₈)

References:

Plimer, I. R., de Carvalho, D. (1982) The geochemistry of hydrothermal alteration at the Salgadinho copper deposit, Portugal. Mineralium Deposita, 17 (2) 193-211 doi:10.1007/bf00206470

ⓘ Ankerite

Formula: Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂

References:

Plimer, I. R., de Carvalho, D. (1982) The geochemistry of hydrothermal alteration at the Salgadinho copper deposit, Portugal. Mineralium Deposita, 17 (2) 193-211 doi:10.1007/bf00206470

ⓘ Bournonite

Formula: PbCuSbS₃

References:

Plimer, I. R., de Carvalho, D. (1982) The geochemistry of hydrothermal alteration at the Salgadinho copper deposit, Portugal. Mineralium Deposita, 17 (2) 193-211 doi:10.1007/bf00206470

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

References:

LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 2CuAu

Plimer, I. R., de Carvalho, D. (1982) The geochemistry of hydrothermal alteration at the Salgadinho copper deposit, Portugal. Mineralium Deposita, 17 (2) 193-211 doi:10.1007/bf00206470

ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'

References:

Plimer, I. R., de Carvalho, D. (1982) The geochemistry of hydrothermal alteration at the Salgadinho copper deposit, Portugal. Mineralium Deposita, 17 (2) 193-211 doi:10.1007/bf00206470

ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'

References:

Plimer, I. R., de Carvalho, D. (1982) The geochemistry of hydrothermal alteration at the Salgadinho copper deposit, Portugal. Mineralium Deposita, 17 (2) 193-211 doi:10.1007/bf00206470

ⓘ 'Feldspar Group var. Antiperthite'

References:

Plimer, I. R., de Carvalho, D. (1982) The geochemistry of hydrothermal alteration at the Salgadinho copper deposit, Portugal. Mineralium Deposita, 17 (2) 193-211 doi:10.1007/bf00206470

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

References:

LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 2CuAu

Plimer, I. R., de Carvalho, D. (1982) The geochemistry of hydrothermal alteration at the Salgadinho copper deposit, Portugal. Mineralium Deposita, 17 (2) 193-211 doi:10.1007/bf00206470

ⓘ 'K Feldspar'

References:

Plimer, I. R., de Carvalho, D. (1982) The geochemistry of hydrothermal alteration at the Salgadinho copper deposit, Portugal. Mineralium Deposita, 17 (2) 193-211 doi:10.1007/bf00206470

ⓘ Muscovite

Formula: KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

References:

Plimer, I. R., de Carvalho, D. (1982) The geochemistry of hydrothermal alteration at the Salgadinho copper deposit, Portugal. Mineralium Deposita, 17 (2) 193-211 doi:10.1007/bf00206470

ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite

Formula: KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

References:

Plimer, I. R., de Carvalho, D. (1982) The geochemistry of hydrothermal alteration at the Salgadinho copper deposit, Portugal. Mineralium Deposita, 17 (2) 193-211 doi:10.1007/bf00206470

ⓘ Native Gold

Formula: Au

References:

LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 2CuAu

ⓘ 'Plagioclase'

Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈

References:

Plimer, I. R., de Carvalho, D. (1982) The geochemistry of hydrothermal alteration at the Salgadinho copper deposit, Portugal. Mineralium Deposita, 17 (2) 193-211 doi:10.1007/bf00206470

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

References:

Plimer, I. R., de Carvalho, D. (1982) The geochemistry of hydrothermal alteration at the Salgadinho copper deposit, Portugal. Mineralium Deposita, 17 (2) 193-211 doi:10.1007/bf00206470

Sâez, R, Pascual, E., Toscano, M., Almodâvar, G.R. (1999) The Iberian type of volcano-sedimentary massive sulphide deposits. Mineralium Deposita, 34 (5-6) 549-570 doi:10.1007/s001260050220

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Plimer, I. R., de Carvalho, D. (1982) The geochemistry of hydrothermal alteration at the Salgadinho copper deposit, Portugal. Mineralium Deposita, 17 (2) 193-211 doi:10.1007/bf00206470

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

References:

LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 2CuAu

Plimer, I. R., de Carvalho, D. (1982) The geochemistry of hydrothermal alteration at the Salgadinho copper deposit, Portugal. Mineralium Deposita, 17 (2) 193-211 doi:10.1007/bf00206470

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'

Formula: Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S

References:

Plimer, I. R., de Carvalho, D. (1982) The geochemistry of hydrothermal alteration at the Salgadinho copper deposit, Portugal. Mineralium Deposita, 17 (2) 193-211 doi:10.1007/bf00206470

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Gold	1.AA.05	Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Bournonite	2.GA.50	PbCuSbS₃
ⓘ	'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'	2.GB.05	Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Ankerite	5.AB.10	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Muscovite	9.EC.15	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	var. Sericite	9.EC.15	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Albite	9.FA.35	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Feldspar Group var. Antiperthite'	-
ⓘ	'Chlorite Group'	-
ⓘ	'Feldspar Group'	-
ⓘ	'Plagioclase'	-	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
ⓘ	'K Feldspar'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Ankerite	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
O	ⓘ Ankerite	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂
O	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Na	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Ankerite	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Al	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Bournonite	PbCuSbS₃
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
S	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
K	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Ankerite	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂
Ca	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Ankerite	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Bournonite	PbCuSbS₃
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
Sb	Antimony
Sb	ⓘ Bournonite	PbCuSbS₃
Sb	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Native Gold	Au
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Bournonite	PbCuSbS₃
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS

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References

Plimer, I. R., de Carvalho, D. (1982) The geochemistry of hydrothermal alteration at the Salgadinho copper deposit, Portugal. Mineralium Deposita, 17 (2) 193-211 doi:10.1007/bf00206470

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