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Barcelos, Braga, Portugali
Regional Level Types
BarcelosMunicipality
BragaDistrict
PortugalCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Barcelos19,085 (2018)
Galegos5,404 (2012)
Vila Frescainha4,018 (2012)
Gueral2,568 (2018)
Vila Cova2,564 (2018)
Chavão2,364 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
229355
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:229355:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Barcelos, Braga, Portugal
German:
Barcelos, Distrikt Braga, Portugal
Italian:
Barcelos, distretto di Braga, Portogallo
Portuguese:
Barcelos, Braga, Portugal
Russian:
Барселуш, Брага, Португалия
Simplified Chinese:
巴塞卢什, 布拉加區, 葡萄牙
Spanish:
Barcelos, Distrito de Braga, Portugal
Arabic:
بارسيلوس, محافظة براغا, البرتغال
Aromanian:
Barcelos
Asturian:
Barcelos, Distritu de Braga
Basque:
Barcelos, Braga
Belarusian:
Барселуш, акруга Брага, Партугалія
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Барсэлуш
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
বার্সেলোস
Breton:
Barcelos, Distrig Braga
Bulgarian:
Барселуш, Брага, Португалия
Catalan:
Barcelos, Districte de Braga, Portugal
Cebuano:
Barcelos, Distrito de Braga
Danish:
Barcelos, Braga District, Portugal
Dutch:
Barcelos, Braga, Portugal
Esperanto:
Barcelos, distrikto Braga
Farsi/Persian:
بارسلوس, پرتغال
Finnish:
Barcelos, Bragan piiri, Portugali
Galician:
Barcelos, Distrito de Braga, Portugal
Georgian:
ბარსელოსი, ბრაგა
Greek:
Μπαρσέλος, Μπράγκα, Πορτογαλία
Hebrew:
ברסלוס, פורטוגל
Hungarian:
Barcelos, Braga, Portugália
Indonesian:
Barcelos, Distrik Braga, Portugal
Japanese:
バルセロス, ブラガ県, ポルトガル
Korean:
바르셀루스, 브라가현, 포르투갈
Latvian:
Barsēlusa, Bragas distrikts, Portugāle
Lithuanian:
Barselosas, Bragos apskritis, Portugalija
Mazanderani:
بارسلوس
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Barcelos, Braga Koān
Mirandese:
Barcelos, Çtrito de Braga
Occitan:
Barcelos
Polish:
Barcelos, Dystrykt Braga, Portugalia
Romanian:
Barcelos, Districtul Braga, Portugalia
Scots:
Barcelos
Serbian:
Барселос, Брага, Португалија
Swedish:
Barcelos, Braga, Portugal
Traditional Chinese:
巴塞盧什, 布拉加區
Turkish:
Barcelos, Braga District, Portekiz
Ukrainian:
Барселуш, Брага , Португалія
Vietnamese:
Barcelos, Braga, Bồ Đào Nha
Volapük:
Barcelos
Waray:
Barcelos , Braga
Welsh:
Barcelos, Portiwgal


Municipality of Braga district.

Registered mining concessions (up to 1962):
No. 2318 Castanheira (W), Courel parish, registered on 08-06-1948
No. CM40 Alvarães (kaoline), Fragoso parish, 11-02-1941
No. 1385 Monte de Infias (kaoline), Fragoso parish, 04-07-1923 (included in Alvarães miniong field)
No. 2319 Carqueijoso (W), Lama parish, 19-06-1948
No. 2898 Milhazes (Sn), Milhazes parish, 11-02-1954
No. 2318 Castanheira (W), Paradela parish, 08-06-1948
No. 132 Bouça (Lugar de Quintão) (Fe), Paradela parish, 02-06-1880
No. 3249 Fonte Videira e Portela (Sn), Pousa parish, 13-04-1959
No. 1096 Lugar de Peneda (W), Vila Frescainha - São Martinho parish, 07-02-1922

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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
'Limonite'
'Mica Group'
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Scorodite
Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
'Wolframite Group'

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Scorodite8.CD.10Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Unclassified
'Limonite'-
'Mica Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
BBoron
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
OOxygen
O CassiteriteSnO2
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O QuartzSiO2
O SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
NaSodium
Na SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
AlAluminium
Al SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S PyriteFeS2
S StibniteSb2S3
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Fe ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
SnTin
Sn CassiteriteSnO2
SbAntimony
Sb StibniteSb2S3
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcelos,_Portugal
Wikidata ID:Q213242
GeoNames ID:8010447

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