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Covide quarry, Covide, Terras de Bouro, Braga, Portugali
Regional Level Types
Covide quarryQuarry (Abandoned)
CovideCivil Parish
Terras de BouroMunicipality
BragaDistrict
PortugalCountry

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Covide quarry, Covide, Terras de Bouro, Braga, Portugal
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Albite

Covide quarry, Covide, Terras de Bouro, Braga, Portugal
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K Feldspar, etc.

Covide quarry, Covide, Terras de Bouro, Braga, Portugal
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K Feldspar, etc.

Covide quarry, Covide, Terras de Bouro, Braga, Portugal
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View of the quarry

Covide quarry, Covide, Terras de Bouro, Braga, Portugal
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Albite

Covide quarry, Covide, Terras de Bouro, Braga, Portugal
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K Feldspar, etc.

Covide quarry, Covide, Terras de Bouro, Braga, Portugal
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K Feldspar, etc.

Covide quarry, Covide, Terras de Bouro, Braga, Portugal
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View of the quarry

Covide quarry, Covide, Terras de Bouro, Braga, Portugal
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Albite

Covide quarry, Covide, Terras de Bouro, Braga, Portugal
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 43' 53'' North , 8° 12' 45'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
41.73143,-8.21271
GeoHash:
G#: ez6jmhgxj
GRN:
N28W05
Type:
Quarry (Abandoned) - last checked 2022
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Goães557 (2018)11.4km
Vieira do Minho1,687 (2018)12.4km
Aboim da Nóbrega987 (2013)15.0km
Sande7,789 (2018)15.3km
Caldelas5,724 (2014)15.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
245653
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:245653:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Pedreira de Covide, Covide, Terras de Bouro, Distrito de Braga, Portugal


Pegmatite, abandoned feldspar quarry.

The Covide pegmatite, (Northern Portugal), exhibit a new example of K-feldspar, Albite, quartz layering. The present study leads to propose a magmatic petrogenetit model, with double diffusive processe in temperature gradient allowing the simultaneous growth of millimetric and horizontal »floating layers« of albite. Each cell, unit-phenomenon between two consecutive boundary layers, evolves in closed system with a centripetal, oriented crystallization. The layered organisation is obtaind in the magmatic liquid medium (abstract).
In: Gouanvic, Y., Gagny, C. Contribution à l'étude des litages pegmatitiques: l'exemple de la pegmatite de Covide (Nord-Portugal). Geol Rundsch 76, 125–135 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01820577

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


15 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘ Columbite-(Fe)
Formula: Fe2+Nb2O6
ⓘ Euclase
Formula: BeAl(SiO4)(OH)
ⓘ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ 'Gadolinite'
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ 'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
ⓘ Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ 'Xenotime'
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
ⓘColumbite-(Fe)4.DB.35Fe2+Nb2O6
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘFluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘEuclase9.AE.10BeAl(SiO4)(OH)
ⓘBeryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘSchorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘMicrocline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘOrthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ'Xenotime'-
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Gadolinite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ EuclaseBeAl(SiO4)(OH)
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
BeBeryllium
Beⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Beⓘ EuclaseBeAl(SiO4)(OH)
BBoron
Bⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oⓘ EuclaseBeAl(SiO4)(OH)
Oⓘ Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
Oⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Oⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alⓘ EuclaseBeAl(SiO4)(OH)
Alⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siⓘ EuclaseBeAl(SiO4)(OH)
Siⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Pⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
FeIron
Feⓘ Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nbⓘ Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6

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References

1987 - Contribution à l´étude des litages pegmatitiques: l'exemple de la pegmatite de Covide (Nord-Portugal) Par YVES GOUANVIC et CLAUDE GAGNY, Vandoeuvre (Y GOUANVIC et C GAGNY: Laboratoire de Pétrologie Structurale et Métallogénie, Université de Nancy I, UA 728 du CNRS, Pétrologie des Granitoides, BP 239, 54506 Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy cedex, France) - Geologische Rundschau 76/1, 125-135, Stuttgart 1987.
2015 - António Moura, Jens Götze, Stuart Kearns - Contribution to the genesis of the Covide layered pegmatite (Portugal); European Current Research On Fluid Inclusions (ECROFI-XXIII), Leeds - UK, 27 - 29 June, 2015.
2016 - Carlos Augusto Alves Leal Gomes - Mineralizações e Recursos de Tântalo no Norte de Portugal - análise paragenética; Asssocição Portuguesa de Geólogos, Geonovas No. 29, pp. 03-42, 2016.
link.springer.com (2016) http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF01820577?LI=true
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