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Barrancos, Barrancos, Beja, Portugali
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BarrancosCivil Parish
BarrancosMunicipality
BejaDistrict
PortugalCountry

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Barrancos, Barrancos, Beja, Portugal
Mindat Locality ID:
245128
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:245128:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Barrancos, Barrancos, Beja, Portugal
German:
Barrancos, Barrancos, Distrikt Beja, Portugal
Italian:
Barrancos, Barrancos, distretto di Beja, Portogallo
Portuguese:
Barrancos, Barrancos, Beja, Portugal
Russian:
Барранкуш, Барранкуш, Бежа, Португалия
Simplified Chinese:
巴蘭科斯, 巴蘭科斯, 貝雅區, 葡萄牙
Spanish:
Barrancos, Barrancos, Distrito de Beja, Portugal
Arabic:
بارانكوس, بارانكوس, باجة, البرتغال
Aromanian:
Barrancos, Barrancos
Asturian:
Barrancos, Barrancos
Basque:
Barrancos, Barrancos, Beja
Catalan:
Barrancos, Barrancos, districte de Beja, Portugal
Cebuano:
Barrancos , Barrancos , Distrito de Beja
Dutch:
Barrancos, Barrancos, Beja, Portugal
Finnish:
Barrancos, Barrancos, Bejan piiri, Portugali
Galician:
Barrancos, Barrancos, Distrito de Beja, Portugal
Hungarian:
Barrancos, Barrancos, Beja, Portugália
Japanese:
バランクシュ, バランクシュ, ベージャ県, ポルトガル
Malay:
Barrancos, Barrancos, Daerah Beja
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Barrancos, Barrancos, Beja Koān
Norwegian:
Barrancos, Barrancos, Beja, Portugal
Polish:
Barrancos, Barrancos, Dystrykt Beja, Portugalia
Turkish:
Barrancos, Barrancos, Beja District, Portekiz
Ukrainian:
Барранкуш, Барранкуш, Бежа, Португалія
Vietnamese:
Barrancos, Barrancos, Beja, Bồ Đào Nha
Volapük:
Barrancos, Barrancos
Waray:
Barrancos, Barrancos, Beja


Parish (with the same name) of Barrancos municipality)

Cu mining concessions in this parish (up to 1962):
No. 320 Umbria das Ferrarias, registration date 12-05-1900
No. 219 Volta das Juntas (Noudar), 31-12-1888
No. 218 Barrancais, 28-12-1888
No. 217 Pirâmide Geodésica da Botefa, 27-12-1888
No. 203 Conceição, 10-02-1888
No. 195 Serra da Botefa, 30-10-1886
No. 184 Malhada dos Caeiros, 31-10-1885
No. 183 Ordem, Lirios, 29-10-1885
No. 182 Piorneiras, 28-10-1885
No. 181 Malhada dos Barrinhos, 25-10-1885
No. 176 Volta Ferreira, 27-01-1885
No. 173 Defesa das Mercês, 25-11-1884
No. 164 Aparis, 26-12-1883
No. 141 Minancos, 27-07-1881


Mindat Articles

1. Aparis Mine: The Subsoil Richness of the Barrancos Region by Rui Nunes

2. Portuguese Ossa-Morena Mining Zone by Martins da Pedra

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.


Mineral List

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

45 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalcoalumite
Formula: CuAl4(SO4)(OH)12 · 3H2O
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.
Chamosite
Formula: Fe2+5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
'Chlorite Group'
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Crandallite
Formula: CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Cubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Cyanotrichite
Formula: Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Delafossite
Formula: Cu+Fe3+O2
Digenite
Formula: Cu9S5
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Galena
Formula: PbS
'Garnierite'
References:
Mineral colection of Vasco Trancoso (2008)Identification: Visual Identification
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Jamesonite
Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14
Libethenite
Formula: Cu2(PO4)(OH)
'Limonite'
Description: Amílcar Mário de Jesus - Minerais de Portugal Continental "Com. dos Serv. Geol. de Portugal" Tomo XVI.
Mackinawite
Formula: FeS
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Planerite
Formula: Al6(PO4)2(PO3OH)2(OH)8 · 4H2O
Pseudomalachite
Formula: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Tenorite
Formula: CuO
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Description: Amílcar Mário de Jesus - Minerais de Portugal Continental "Com. dos Serv. Geol. de Portugal" Tomo XVI.
Turquoise
Formula: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Volborthite
Formula: Cu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O
Wavellite
Formula: Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Digenite2.BA.10Cu9S5
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Cubanite2.CB.55aCuFe2S3
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Mackinawite2.CC.25FeS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Jamesonite2.HB.15Pb4FeSb6S14
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Tenorite4.AB.10CuO
Delafossite4.AB.15Cu+Fe3+O2
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Chalcoalumite7.DD.75CuAl4(SO4)(OH)12 · 3H2O
Cyanotrichite7.DE.10Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Libethenite8.BB.30Cu2(PO4)(OH)
Pseudomalachite8.BD.05Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Crandallite8.BL.10CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Wavellite8.DC.50Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Planerite8.DD.15Al6(PO4)2(PO3OH)2(OH)8 · 4H2O
Turquoise8.DD.15CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Volborthite8.FD.05Cu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Chamosite9.EC.55Fe2+5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Unclassified
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Chlorite Group'-
'Limonite'-
'Garnierite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
H ChalcoalumiteCuAl4(SO4)(OH)12 · 3H2O
H ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
H CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H PlaneriteAl6(PO4)2(PO3OH)2(OH)8 · 4H2O
H PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
H TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
H VolborthiteCu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O
H WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
CCarbon
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C AragoniteCaCO3
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O AragoniteCaCO3
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O ChalcoalumiteCuAl4(SO4)(OH)12 · 3H2O
O ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
O CupriteCu2O
O CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
O DelafossiteCu+Fe3+O2
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O PlaneriteAl6(PO4)2(PO3OH)2(OH)8 · 4H2O
O PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
O QuartzSiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
O TenoriteCuO
O TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
O VolborthiteCu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O
O WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
MgMagnesium
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al ChalcoalumiteCuAl4(SO4)(OH)12 · 3H2O
Al ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Al CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Al CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al PlaneriteAl6(PO4)2(PO3OH)2(OH)8 · 4H2O
Al TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Al WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
SiSilicon
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
P LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
P PlaneriteAl6(PO4)2(PO3OH)2(OH)8 · 4H2O
P PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
P TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
P WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BaryteBaSO4
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcoalumiteCuAl4(SO4)(OH)12 · 3H2O
S ChalcociteCu2S
S CovelliteCuS
S CubaniteCuFe2S3
S CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
S DigeniteCu9S5
S GalenaPbS
S JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
S MackinawiteFeS
S MarcasiteFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SphaleriteZnS
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
VVanadium
V VolborthiteCu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O
FeIron
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Fe CubaniteCuFe2S3
Fe DelafossiteCu+Fe3+O2
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Fe MackinawiteFeS
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcoalumiteCuAl4(SO4)(OH)12 · 3H2O
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu CubaniteCuFe2S3
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Cu Native CopperCu
Cu DelafossiteCu+Fe3+O2
Cu DigeniteCu9S5
Cu LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Cu TenoriteCuO
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Cu TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Cu VolborthiteCu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
SbAntimony
Sb JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14

Fossils

There are 6 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences6
Youngest Fossil Listed419 Ma (Early/Lower Devonian)
Oldest Fossil Listed443 Ma (Silurian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Xistos com Nodulos6443.4 - 419.2 Ma (Paleozoic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Diagoniella
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Protospongiidae : Diagoniella443.4 - 419.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Gabelia
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Protospongiidae : Gabelia443.4 - 419.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Protospongia
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Protospongiidae : Protospongia443.4 - 419.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Monograptus
genus
Animalia : Hemichordata : Pterobranchia : Monograptidae : Monograptus443.4 - 419.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Pristiograptus
genus
Animalia : Hemichordata : Graptolithina : Pristiograptus443.4 - 419.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrancos
Wikidata ID:Q368867
GeoNames ID:8010863

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