Roxo Mine, Queiriga, Vila Nova de Paiva, Viseu, Portugali
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Roxo Mine | Mine |
| Queiriga | Civil Parish |
| Vila Nova de Paiva | Municipality |
| Viseu | District |
| Portugal | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 47' 13'' North , 7° 45' 59'' West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~0km
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Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina do Roxo, Queiriga, Vila Nova de Paiva, Distrito de Viseu, Portugal
Wolframite is found in quartz veins in the ordovician and stephanian.
The quartz veins contain arsenopyrite, wolframite, a little cassiterite and some tantalite.
It seems that scheelite was found also in quartz vein between Fonte Fria mine and Roxo mine. Also mined during the second war.
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