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Chã do Verialho No. 4 Mine, Formariz e Ferreira, Paredes de Coura, Viana do Castelo, Portugali
Regional Level Types
Chã do Verialho No. 4 MineMine (Abandoned)
Formariz e FerreiraCivil Parish
Paredes de CouraMunicipality
Viana do CasteloDistrict
PortugalCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 59' 4'' North , 8° 33' 55'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
41.98450,-8.56550
GRN:
N28W05
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2026
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Valenza14,172 (2011)7.2km
Tui17,262 (2015)9.5km
Rubiãis548 (2011)11.0km
Salvatierra de Miño9,566 (2018)12.2km
Monção19,738 (2011)12.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
236117
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:236117:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina de Chã do Verialho No. 4, Ferreira, Paredes de Coura, Distrito de Viana do Castelo, Portugal


Tungstene mine.

Opened at 10-01-1949 and closed at 28-03-1966 (mining concession no. 2349).


Coordinates – approximate central point: 41.9845, -8.5655
This places you: in the Chã do Verialho area (Formariz/Ferreira, Paredes de Coura)and very close to the known mining occurrences.

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5 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘCassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
ⓘ'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
SnTin
Snⓘ CassiteriteSnO2

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