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Minas Velhas Mine, Queiriga, Vila Nova de Paiva, Viseu, Portugali
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Minas Velhas MineMine
QueirigaCivil Parish
Vila Nova de PaivaMunicipality
ViseuDistrict
PortugalCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° North , 7° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~6km
GRN:
N28W05
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Mindat Locality ID:
235518
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:235518:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Minas Velhas, Queiriga, Vila Nova de Paiva, Distrito de Viseu, Portugal


The Minas Velhas were also mined during the second war for wolframite in quartz veins. Also some pyrite can be found in small vugs.

Mining concession no. 385 Serra das Pedras ou Vale das Moças (Sn-W), registered on 13-09-1904.

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References

Schermerhorn L.J.G. 1959, igneous, metamorphic and ore geology of the Castro daire, Sao pedro do sul, Satao region, Amsterdam university
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