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Morais, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Bragança, Portugali
Regional Level Types
MoraisParish
Macedo de CavaleirosMunicipality
BragançaDistrict
PortugalCountry

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Senhora de La Salette

Morais, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Bragança, Portugal
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The location

Morais, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Bragança, Portugal
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The location

Nossa Senhora do Monete No. 2, Morais, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Bragança, Portugal
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Senhora de La Salette

Morais, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Bragança, Portugal
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The location

Morais, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Bragança, Portugal
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The location

Nossa Senhora do Monete No. 2, Morais, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Bragança, Portugal
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Senhora de La Salette

Morais, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Bragança, Portugal
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The location

Morais, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Bragança, Portugal
Neighbouring regions:
Salselas, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Bragança, Portugal
Chacim, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Bragança, Portugal
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Talhinhas, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Bragança, Portugal
Bagueixe, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Bragança, Portugal
Lagoa, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Bragança, Portugal
Vinhas, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Bragança, Portugal
Lombo, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Bragança, Portugal
Olmos, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Bragança, Portugal
Type:
Parish
Mindat Locality ID:
238653
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:238653:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Morais, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Bragance, Portugal
German:
Morais, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Distrikt Bragança, Portugal
Portuguese:
Morais, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Distrito de Bragança, Portugal
Russian:
Морайш, Маседу-ди-Кавалейруш, Браганса, Португалия
Simplified Chinese:
莫赖斯, 馬塞杜-迪卡瓦萊魯什, 布拉干薩區, 葡萄牙
Spanish:
Morais, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Distrito de Braganza, Portugal
Asturian:
Morais, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Distritu de Bragança
Cebuano:
Morais , Macedo de Cavaleiros , Distrito de Bragança
Dutch:
Morais, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Bragança, Portugal
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Морайш
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Morais, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Bragance Koān
Ukrainian:
Морайш, Маседу-ді-Кавалейруш, Браганса , Португалія


Parish of Macedo de Cavaleiros municipality.

Registered mining concessions (up to 1962)
No. 2063 "Lameirão" (asbestos), registered on 22-12-1943
No. 2275 "Morais" (asbestos), registered on 07-07-1947

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

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

3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
References:
Rui Nunes' collectionIdentified by Rui Nunes: Visual Identification
ⓘ 'Asbestos'
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
References:
Rui Nunes' collectionIdentified by Rui Nunes: Visual Identification
ⓘ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
References:
Rui Nunes' collectionIdentified by Rui Nunes: Visual Identification
ⓘ Quartz var. Agate
Formula: SiO2
References:
Rui Nunes' collectionIdentified by Rui Nunes: Visual Identification
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
References:
Rui Nunes' collectionIdentified by Rui Nunes: Visual Identification
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz
var. Agate		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAlmandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Unclassified
ⓘ'Asbestos'-
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Oⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Siⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
FeIron
Feⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morais_(Macedo_de_Cavaleiros)
Wikidata ID:Q1024550
GeoNames ID:8011494

Localities in this Region

Portugal

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
Iberian PeninsulaPeninsula

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