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Marrancos e Arcozelo, Vila Verde, Braga, Portugali
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Marrancos e ArcozeloCivil Parish
Vila VerdeMunicipality
BragaDistrict
PortugalCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
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Vale do Neiva, Ponte de Lima, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Type:
Civil Parish
Mindat Locality ID:
229352
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:229352:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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Portuguese:
Marrancos e Arcozelo, Vila Verde, Braga, Portugal
Asturian:
Marrancos e Arcozelo, Distritu de Braga
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Marrancos e Arcozelo, Vila Verde, Braga Koān


Parish of Vila Verde municipality. Due to an administrative merger held in Jan 2013 a new and biggeer parish was formed "União das Freguesia de Marrancos e Arcozelo".

Mining concession no. 2925 Cova dos Mouros (As-Au-Ag), registered on 13-05-1954.

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14 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
ⓘ Braunite
Formula: Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8
ⓘ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Scorodite
Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Tridymite
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘBismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘTridymite4.DA.10SiO2
ⓘCassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘScorodite8.CD.10Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘBraunite9.AG.05Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Oⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ TridymiteSiO2
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ TridymiteSiO2
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ BismuthiniteBi2S3
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
MnManganese
Mnⓘ BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asⓘ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
SnTin
Snⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
AuGold
Auⓘ GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
BiBismuth
Biⓘ BismuthiniteBi2S3

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Wikidata ID:Q17294270
GeoNames ID:8011364

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References

A mineração em época Romana no concelho de Vila Verde (Braga, Portugal)/Roman mining in the municipality of Vila Verde (Braga, Portugal). Carla Maria BRAZ MARTINS - CITCEM - Universidade do Minho, Vítor Manuel FONTES SILVA - Universidade do Minho and Ana Catarina GOMES BRAGA - Universidade do Minho. Férvedes Vilalba (Lugo) Número 7 Año 2011 Pp.: 235 - 242 ISSN 1134-6787.
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