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Castelo Branco, Castelo Branco, Portugali
Regional Level Types
Castelo BrancoMunicipality
Castelo BrancoDistrict
PortugalCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Castelo Branco33,479 (2012)
Alcains5,030 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
246818
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:246818:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Castelo Branco, Castelo Branco, Portugal
German:
Castelo Branco, Distrikt Castelo Branco, Portugal
Italian:
Castelo Branco, distretto di Castelo Branco, Portogallo
Portuguese:
Castelo Branco, Castelo Branco, Portugal
Russian:
Каштелу-Бранку, Каштелу-Бранку, Португалия
Simplified Chinese:
布朗库堡, 布朗庫堡區, 葡萄牙
Spanish:
Castelo Branco, Distrito de Castelo Branco, Portugal
Arabic:
كاستيلو برانكو, محافظة كاستيلو برانكو, البرتغال
Aromanian:
Castelo Branco
Asturian:
Castelo Branco
Basque:
Castelo Branco, Castelo Branco
Belarusian:
Каштэлу-Бранку, акруга Каштэлу-Бранку, Партугалія
Bengali:
ক্যাস্টেলো ব্রাঙ্কো, কাস্টেলো ব্রাঙ্কো জেলা
Breton:
Castelo Branco, Distrig Castelo Branco
Catalan:
Castelo Branco, districte de Castelo Branco, Portugal
Cebuano:
Castelo Branco , Distrito de Castelo Branco
Czech:
Castelo Branco, Portugalsko
Danish:
Castelo Branco, Castelo Branco District, Portugal
Dutch:
Castelo Branco, Castelo Branco, Portugal
Esperanto:
Castelo Branco, distrikto Castelo Branco
Farsi/Persian:
کاستلو برانکو, پرتغال
Finnish:
Castelo Branco, Castelo Brancon piiri, Portugali
Galician:
Castelo Branco, Distrito de Castelo Branco, Portugal
Georgian:
კაშტელუ-ბრანკუ
Greek:
Καστέλο Μπράνκο, Καστέλο Μπράνκο, Πορτογαλία
Gujarati:
કેસ્ટેલો બ્રાન્કો, કાસ્ટેલો બ્રાન્કો જિલ્લો
Hebrew:
קשטלו ברנקו, פורטוגל
Hindi:
कैस्टेलो ब्रांको, कास्टेलो ब्रैंको जिला, पुर्तगाल
Indonesian:
Castelo Branco, Distrik Castelo Branco, Portugal
Japanese:
カステロ・ブランコ, カステロ・ブランコ県, ポルトガル
Kannada:
ಕ್ಯಾಸ್ಟೆಲೊ ಬ್ರಾಂಕೊ, ಕ್ಯಾಸ್ಟೆಲೊ ಬ್ರಾಂಕೊ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ
Korean:
카스텔루브랑쿠, 카스텔루브랑쿠현, 포르투갈
Latin:
Albicastrum, Albicastrum
Latvian:
Kaštēlubranku, Kaštelu Branku distrikts, Portugāle
Lithuanian:
Kaštelo Brankas, Kastelo Branko apskritis, Portugalija
Malay:
Castelo Branco, Daerah Castelo Branco
Marathi:
कॅस्टेल ब्रॅंको, कॅस्टेलो ब्रॅंको जिल्हा
Mazanderani:
کاستلو برانکو
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Castelo Branco, Castelo Branco Koān
Nahuatl:
Castelo Branco
Norwegian:
Castelo Branco, Castelo Branco, Portugal
Polish:
Castelo Branco, Dystrykt Castelo Branco, Portugalia
Romanian:
Castelo Branco, Districtul Castelo Branco, Portugalia
Serbian:
Кастело Бранко, Кастело Бранко, Португалија
Sinhalese:
කස්ටෙලෝ බ්‍රන්කෝ, කැස්ටෙලෝ බ්‍රන්කෝ දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
Slovak:
Castelo Branco, Portugalsko
Swahili:
Castelo Branco, Ureno
Swedish:
Castelo Branco, Castelo Branco, Portugal
Tamil:
காஸ்டிலோ ப்ராங்கோ, காஸ்டெல்லோ ப்ரான்க்கோ மாவட்டம்
Telugu:
కాస్టెలో బ్రాంకో, కాస్టెలో బ్రాంకో జిల్లా
Thai:
คาสตีโล บรองโค, เขตเคสเตโล บรานโค, โปรตุเกส
Turkish:
Castelo Branco, Castello Branco District, Portekiz
Ukrainian:
Каштелу-Бранку, Каштелу-Бранку, Португалія
Urdu:
کاشتیلو برانکو، پرتگال, کاشتیلو برانکو ضلع
Vietnamese:
Castelo Branco, Castelo Branco, Bồ Đào Nha
Volapük:
Castelo Branco
Waray:
Castelo Branco, Castelo Branco
Welsh:
Castelo Branco, Portiwgal


Municipality with the same name of its district.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

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

23 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Bournonite
Formula: PbCuSbS3
Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Ferberite
Formula: FeWO4
Galena
Formula: PbS
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
'Limonite'
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Native Antimony
Formula: Sb
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyromorphite
Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
Ullmannite
Formula: NiSbS
'Wolframite Group'
Zinkenite
Formula: Pb9Sb22S42

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Native Antimony1.CA.05Sb
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Ullmannite2.EB.25NiSbS
Bournonite2.GA.50PbCuSbS3
Zinkenite2.JB.35aPb9Sb22S42
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Ferberite4.DB.30FeWO4
'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Pyromorphite8.BN.05Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Unclassified
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CerussitePbCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O AnglesitePbSO4
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O CassiteriteSnO2
O CerussitePbCO3
O FerberiteFeWO4
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
SSulfur
S AnglesitePbSO4
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BournonitePbCuSbS3
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S StibniteSb2S3
S UllmanniteNiSbS
S ZinkenitePb9Sb22S42
ClChlorine
Cl PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
TiTitanium
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti RutileTiO2
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe FerberiteFeWO4
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
NiNickel
Ni UllmanniteNiSbS
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu BournonitePbCuSbS3
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
SnTin
Sn CassiteriteSnO2
SbAntimony
Sb Native AntimonySb
Sb BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sb StibniteSb2S3
Sb UllmanniteNiSbS
Sb ZinkenitePb9Sb22S42
WTungsten
W FerberiteFeWO4
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb BournonitePbCuSbS3
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Pb ZinkenitePb9Sb22S42

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castelo_Branco,_Portugal
Wikidata ID:Q373720
GeoNames ID:8010473

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