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Alenquer, Lisbon, Portugali
Regional Level Types
AlenquerMunicipality
LisbonDistrict
PortugalCountry

Coat of Arms of AlenquerFlag of Alenquer
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Carregado10,474 (2012)
Alenquer9,626 (2014)
Ventosa5,215 (2012)
Abrigada3,416 (2018)
Meca1,719 (2018)
Cadafais1,687 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
234504
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:234504:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Alenquer, Lisbonne, Portugal
German:
Alenquer, Lissabon, Portugal
Italian:
Alenquer, Lisbona, Portogallo
Portuguese:
Alenquer, Lisboa, Portugal
Russian:
Аленкер, Лиссабон, Португалия
Simplified Chinese:
阿倫克爾, 里斯本區, 葡萄牙
Spanish:
Alenquer, Lisboa, Portugal
Afrikaans:
Alenquer, Portugal
Basque:
Alenquer, Lisboa
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
আলএনকুয়ের
Catalan:
Alenquer, Districte de Lisboa, Portugal
Cebuano:
Alenquer, Distrito de Lisboa
Czech:
Alenquer, Distrikt Lisabon, Portugalsko
Dutch:
Alenquer, Lissabon, Portugal
Farsi/Persian:
شهر النکویر، پرتقال, ناحیه لیسبون, پرتغال
Galician:
Alenquer, Distrito de Lisboa, Portugal
Japanese:
アレンケル, リスボン県, ポルトガル
Korean:
알렝케르, 리스보아현, 포르투갈
Lithuanian:
Alenkeras, Portugalija
Malay:
Perbandaran Alenquer, Daerah Lisboa
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Alenquer, Lisbon Koān
Ossetian:
Аленкер
Polish:
Alenquer, Dystrykt Lizbona, Portugalia
Slovenian:
Alenquer, Portugalska
Turkish:
Alenquer, Portekiz
Ukrainian:
Аленкер, Лісабон , Португалія
Vietnamese:
Alenquer, Lisbon, Bồ Đào Nha
Volapük:
Alenquer
Waray:
Alenquer, Lisboa


Municipality of Lisbon district.

Bitumen/petroleum occurrences in this municipality:
- Convento da Visitação
- Moinhos da Serra
- Vila Verde dos Francos
(LNEG database Nov2014)

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.


Mineral List

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

9 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
'Limonite'
'Petroleum var. Bitumen'
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Unclassified
'Limonite'-
'Petroleum
var. Bitumen'
-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O AragoniteCaCO3
O CalciteCaCO3
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O QuartzSiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2

Fossils

There are 70 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences70
Youngest Fossil Listed2.59 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed157 Ma (Jurassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Sobral166 - 56 Ma (Paleocene)
Ota Limestone40155.7 - 150.8 Ma (Jurassic)
Abadia - Serra Isabel1155.7 - 150.8 Ma (Jurassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Bullopora
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Lagenida : Polymorphinidae : Bullopora155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Labyrinthina
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Loftusiida : Mesoendothyridae : Labyrinthina155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Placopsilina
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Lituolida : Placopsilinidae : Placopsilina155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Spiraloconulus
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Loftusiida : Hauraniidae : Spiraloconulus155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Actinostromaria
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongiae : Axinellida : Actinostromariidae : Actinostromaria155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Dehornella
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Axinellida : Milleporellidae : Dehornella155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Bauneia
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Chaetetidae : Bauneia155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Ptychochaetetes
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Tabulospongida : Parastromatoporidae : Ptychochaetetes155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Endostoma
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Calcarea : Endostomatidae : Endostoma155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Calamophylliopsis
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Dermosmiliidae : Calamophylliopsis157.3 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Comoseris
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Microsolenidae : Comoseris157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Dermosmilia
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Dermosmiliidae : Dermosmilia155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Fungiastraea
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Calamophylliidae : Fungiastraea155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Gyrodendron
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Calamophylliidae : Gyrodendron157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Latusastrea
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Heterocoeniidae : Latusastrea155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Microsolena
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Microsolenidae : Microsolena155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Montlivaltia
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Montlivaltia157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Ovalastrea
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Calamophylliidae : Ovalastrea157.3 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Psammogyra
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Rhipidogyridae : Psammogyra155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Pseudocoenia
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Pseudocoenia155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Stylina
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Stylina155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Stylosmilia
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Stylosmilia155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Thecosmilia
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Thecosmilia155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Bacinella
genus
Animalia : Problematica : Bacinella155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Tubiphytes
genus
Nigriporellidae : Tubiphytes155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Cryptoplocus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cryptoplocus155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Bryozoa
phylum
Animalia : Bryozoa157.3 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Clypeina
genus
Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Dasycladales : Dasycladaceae : Clypeina155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Stomatopora
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cyclostomatida : Stomatoporidae : Stomatopora157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Pseudocidaris
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Pseudocidaris157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Heliocoenia
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Heliocoenia155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Serpulidae
family
Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Sabellida : Serpulidae157.3 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Lourinhasaurus alenquerensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Camarasauridae : Lourinhasaurus : Lourinhasaurus alenquerensis155.7 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Ostreida
order
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Lithocodium
genus
Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Bryopsidales : Codiaceae : Lithocodium155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Thaumatoporella
genus
Plantae : Chlorophyta : Thaumatoporella155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Microsolena agariciformis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Microsolenidae : Microsolena : Microsolena agariciformis157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Nubeculariidae
family
Foraminferea : Miliolida : Nubeculariidae155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Thamnasteria lobata
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Thamnasteriidae : Thamnasteria : Thamnasteria lobata157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Goniocora pumila
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Goniocora : Goniocora pumila157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Solenocoenia sexradiata
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Solenocoeniidae : Solenocoenia : Solenocoenia sexradiata155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Calamophylliopsis flabellum
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Dermosmiliidae : Calamophylliopsis : Calamophylliopsis flabellum157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Calamophylliopsis stockesi
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Dermosmiliidae : Calamophylliopsis : Calamophylliopsis stockesi157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Enallhelia elegans
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Enallhelia : Enallhelia elegans157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Comophyllia polymorpha
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Latomeandridae : Comophyllia : Comophyllia polymorpha157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Montlivaltia vesiculosa
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Montlivaltia : Montlivaltia vesiculosa157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Dermosmilia simplex
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Dermosmiliidae : Dermosmilia : Dermosmilia simplex157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Dermoseris delgadoi
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Microsolenidae : Dermoseris : Dermoseris delgadoi157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Crescentiella morronensis
species
Crescentiella : Crescentiella morronensis155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Convexastrea pustulosa
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Convexastrea : Convexastrea pustulosa157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Stylohelia ursicina
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Stylohelia : Stylohelia ursicina157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Thamnasteria moreana
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Thamnasteriidae : Thamnasteria : Thamnasteria moreana157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Palaeoloxodon antiquus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Elephantidae : Elephas : Palaeoloxodon antiquus2.588 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Echinoidea
class
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Sobralispongia densespiculata
species
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongiae : Axinellida : Sobralispongia : Sobralispongia densespiculata155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Bacinella irregularis
species
Animalia : Problematica : Bacinella : Bacinella irregularis155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Campbelliella striata
species
Chlorophyta : Dasycladophyceae : Dasycladales : Salpingoporelleae : Campbelliella : Campbelliella striata155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Koskinobullina socialis
species
Wetheredellidae : Koskinobullina : Koskinobullina socialis155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 5 fossil localities

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alenquer,_Portugal
Wikidata ID:Q988830
GeoNames ID:8010557

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