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Braga, Braga, Portugali
Regional Level Types
BragaMunicipality
BragaDistrict
PortugalCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Braga121,394 (2018)
Real11,700 (2018)
Semelhe11,700 (2018)
Gondizalves9,148 (2018)
Arcos6,805 (2018)
Aveleda6,671 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
245605
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:245605:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Braga, Braga, Portugal
German:
Braga, Distrikt Braga, Portugal
Italian:
Braga, distretto di Braga, Portogallo
Portuguese:
Braga, Braga, Portugal
Russian:
Брага, Брага, Португалия
Simplified Chinese:
布拉加, 布拉加區, 葡萄牙
Spanish:
Braga, Distrito de Braga, Portugal
Arabic:
براغا, محافظة براغا, البرتغال
Aragonese:
Braga, Destrito de Braga
Armenian:
Բրագա
Aromanian:
Braga
Asturian:
Braga, Distritu de Braga
Azeri:
Braqa
Basque:
Braga, Braga
Belarusian:
Брага, акруга Брага, Партугалія
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Брага
Bengali:
ব্রাগা, ব্রাগা জেলা
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
ব্রাগা
Bosnian:
Braga
Breton:
Braga, Distrig Braga
Bulgarian:
Брага, Брага, Португалия
Catalan:
Braga, Districte de Braga, Portugal
Cebuano:
Braga, Distrito de Braga
Cornish:
Braga
Croatian:
Braga
Czech:
Braga, Portugalsko
Danish:
Braga, Braga District, Portugal
Dutch:
Braga, Braga, Portugal
Esperanto:
Braga, distrikto Braga
Estonian:
Braga, Portugal
Extremaduran:
Braga
Farsi/Persian:
براگا, پرتغال
Finnish:
Braga, Bragan piiri, Portugali
Galician:
Braga, Distrito de Braga, Portugal
Georgian:
ბრაგა, ბრაგა
Greek:
Μπράγκα, Μπράγκα, Πορτογαλία
Gujarati:
બ્રાગા, બ્રેગા જિલ્લો
Hebrew:
בראגה, פורטוגל
Hindi:
ब्रागा, ब्रागा जिला, पुर्तगाल
Hungarian:
Braga, Braga, Portugália
Icelandic:
Braga, Portúgal
Ido:
Braga
Indonesian:
Braga, Distrik Braga, Portugal
Interlingue:
Braga
Japanese:
ブラガ, ブラガ県, ポルトガル
Judaeo-Spanish:
Braga, Braga
Kannada:
ಬ್ರಾಗ, ಬ್ರಾಗಾ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Брaга
Korean:
브라가, 브라가현, 포르투갈
Latin:
Bracara Augusta
Latvian:
Braga, Bragas distrikts, Portugāle
Lithuanian:
Braga, Bragos apskritis, Portugalija
Macedonian:
Брага, Португалија
Malay:
Braga, Daerah Braga
Marathi:
ब्रागा, ब्रागा जिल्हा
Mazanderani:
براگا
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Braga, Braga Koān
Mirandese:
Braga, Çtrito de Braga
Mongolian:
Брага
Norwegian:
Braga, Braga, Portugal
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Braga
Occitan:
Braga
Polish:
Braga, Dystrykt Braga, Portugalia
Quechua:
Braga, Braga distritu
Romanian:
Braga, Districtul Braga, Portugalia
Scots:
Braga
Serbian:
Брага, Брага, Португалија
Serbo-Croatian:
Braga
Sicilian:
Vraca
Sinhalese:
බ්‍රාගා, බ්‍රගා දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
Slovak:
Braga, Portugalsko
Slovenian:
Braga, Portugalska
Swahili:
Braga, Ureno
Swedish:
Braga, Braga, Portugal
Tamil:
ப்ராகா, ப்ராக மாவட்டம்
Tatar:
Брага
Telugu:
బ్రాగా, బ్రాగా జిల్లా
Tetum:
Braga
Thai:
บรากา, บรากา, โปรตุเกส
Traditional Chinese:
布拉加, 布拉加區
Turkish:
Braga, Braga District, Portekiz
Ukrainian:
Брага, Брага , Португалія
Urdu:
براگا, براگا ضلع
Vietnamese:
Braga, Braga, Bồ Đào Nha
Volapük:
Braga
Waray:
Braga, Braga
Welsh:
Braga, Portiwgal
Western Punjabi:
براگا, ضلع براگا
Wu Chinese:
布拉加


Municipality (with the same name) of Braga district.

Registered mining concessions (up to 1962):
No. 3232 Vieiros (Sn), Cabreiros parish, registered on 26-09-1958
No. 2314 Tibães (W) Mire de Tibães parish, registered on 12-04-1948
No. 2291 São Gens (W) Mire de Tibães parish, registered on 03-01-1948
No. 2090 Balteiro (Mn) Sequeira parish, registered on 25-05-1944 (cancelled)

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Commodity List

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Mineral List

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

32 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Bariopharmacosiderite
Formula: Ba0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
'Chlorite Group'
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Dufrénite
Formula: Ca0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
'Feldspar Group'
Ferberite
Formula: FeWO4
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
'Limonite'
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Plimerite
Formula: ZnFe3+4(PO4)3(OH)5
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Realgar
Formula: As4S4
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Scorodite
Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Strengite
Formula: FePO4 · 2H2O
'Wolframite Group'
Yanomamite
Formula: InAsO4 · 2H2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Realgar2.FA.15aAs4S4
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Ferberite4.DB.30FeWO4
'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Plimerite8.BC.10ZnFe3+4(PO4)3(OH)5
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Scorodite8.CD.10Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Strengite8.CD.10FePO4 · 2H2O
Yanomamite8.CD.10InAsO4 · 2H2O
Bariopharmacosiderite8.DK.10Ba0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
Dufrénite8.DK.15Ca0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Almandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-
'Feldspar Group'-
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BariopharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
H DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
H StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
H YanomamiteInAsO4 · 2H2O
H PlimeriteZnFe43+(PO4)3(OH)5
BeBeryllium
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
O BariopharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
O BaryteBaSO4
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O CassiteriteSnO2
O DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
O FerberiteFeWO4
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O PyrolusiteMn4+O2
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
O StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
O YanomamiteInAsO4 · 2H2O
O PlimeriteZnFe43+(PO4)3(OH)5
FFluorine
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Al SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
P StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
P PlimeriteZnFe43+(PO4)3(OH)5
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BaryteBaSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CovelliteCuS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
S MarcasiteFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S RealgarAs4S4
S SphaleriteZnS
S Native SulphurS8
KPotassium
K JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Ca DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
TiTitanium
Ti RutileTiO2
MnManganese
Mn PyrolusiteMn4+O2
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Fe BariopharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Fe FerberiteFeWO4
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Fe ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Fe StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
Fe PlimeriteZnFe43+(PO4)3(OH)5
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu CovelliteCuS
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
Zn PlimeriteZnFe43+(PO4)3(OH)5
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As BariopharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
As RealgarAs4S4
As ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
As YanomamiteInAsO4 · 2H2O
InIndium
In YanomamiteInAsO4 · 2H2O
SnTin
Sn CassiteriteSnO2
BaBarium
Ba BariopharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O
Ba BaryteBaSO4
WTungsten
W FerberiteFeWO4

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braga
Wikidata ID:Q83247
GeoNames ID:8010448

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