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Cabeço de Medeiros Mine, Castrelos e Carrazedo, Bragança, Bragança, Portugali
Regional Level Types
Cabeço de Medeiros MineMine
Castrelos e CarrazedoCivil Parish
BragançaMunicipality
BragançaDistrict
PortugalCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 49' 39'' North , 6° 55' 17'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Vinhais9,066 (2018)7.0km
Gostei425 (2018)9.3km
Donai446 (2018)9.6km
Castro de Avelãs460 (2018)10.1km
Carragosa190 (2018)10.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
239948
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:239948:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina do Cabeço de Medeiros, Castrelos, Bragança, Distrito de Bragança, Portugal


Chromium (Cr) mine.

Mining concession no. 1404,registered on 12-09-1923.

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Tipos: Ocorrências de Crómio igadas a rochas peridotíticas disseminadas em rochas hospedeiras, ocorrências de Crómio ligadas a rochas peridotíticas-lentículas
Descrição geológica: Cromititos que formam pequenas lentículas dentro de peridotitos serpentinizados que apresentam estrutura zonada. Cromite, por vezes platina, disseminados em peridotitos serpentinizados
Mineralizações principais: Cromite
Morfologias: lenticular, massa irregular
Rochas encaixantes: peridotitos, serpentinitos
Geologia local: área peridotítica que faz parte das intrusões máficas-ultramáficas do Maciço de Bragança
Geologia regional: ppoterozóico-Câmbrico. Maciço de Bragança
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3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Platinum1.AF.10Pt
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Unclassified
'Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series'-

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