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Rio de Mel, Trancoso, Guarda, Portugali
Regional Level Types
Rio de MelCivil Parish
TrancosoMunicipality
GuardaDistrict
PortugalCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
217360
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:217360:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Rio de Mel, Trancoso, Guarda, Portugal
German:
Rio de Mel, Trancoso, Distrikt Guarda, Portugal
Portuguese:
Rio de Mel, Trancoso, Guarda, Portugal
Russian:
Риу-де-Мел, Транкозу, Гуарда, Португалия
Spanish:
Rio de Mel, Trancoso, Distrito de Guarda, Portugal
Asturian:
Rio de Mel, Trancoso, Distritu de Guarda
Cebuano:
Rio de Mel, Trancoso , Distrito da Guarda
Dutch:
Rio de Mel, Trancoso, Guarda, Portugal
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Риу-де-Мел
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Rio de Mel, Trancoso, Guarda Koān
Turkish:
Rio de Mel, Trancoso, Portekiz


Parish of Trancoso municipality.

Registered mining concessions (up to 1962):
No. 2897 Cabecinha (W), registered on 10-02-1954
No. 1428 Salão (U), registered on 05-11-1923
No. 1426 Ferreiros (U), registered on 03-11-1923
No. 815 Nogueirinha (W), registered on 14-09-1918

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13 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Autunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Coffinite
Formula: U(SiO4) · nH2O
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Meta-autunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
Metatorbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
'Mica Group'
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Torbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Uraninite
Formula: UO2
Uraninite var. Pitchblende
Formula: UO2
Uranophane
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
'Wolframite Group'

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va
Uraninite
var. Pitchblende
4.DL.05UO2
4.DL.05UO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Autunite8.EB.05Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Torbernite8.EB.05Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Meta-autunite8.EB.10Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
Metatorbernite8.EB.10Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Coffinite9.AD.30U(SiO4) · nH2O
Uranophane9.AK.15Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Unclassified
'Mica Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
H CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
H Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
H MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
H TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
H UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
OOxygen
O AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
O CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
O Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
O MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
O Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
O QuartzSiO2
O TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
O UraniniteUO2
O UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
SiSilicon
Si CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
PPhosphorus
P AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
P Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
P MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
P TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcociteCu2S
S CovelliteCuS
S PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Ca AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Ca Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
Ca UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Cu TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
UUranium
U AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
U CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
U Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
U MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
U Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
U TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
U UraniniteUO2
U UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O

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GeoNames ID:8014116

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