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Cabreiros, Cabreiros e Albergaria da Serra, Arouca, Aveiro, Portugali
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CabreirosParish
Cabreiros e Albergaria da SerraMunicipality
AroucaMunicipality
AveiroDistrict
PortugalCountry

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Rio de Frades Mines, Cabreiros, Cabreiros e Albergaria da Serra, Arouca, Aveiro, Portugal
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The cascade

Rio de Frades Mines, Cabreiros, Cabreiros e Albergaria da Serra, Arouca, Aveiro, Portugal
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Rio de Frades Mines, Cabreiros, Cabreiros e Albergaria da Serra, Arouca, Aveiro, Portugal
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Public gallery

Rio de Frades Mines, Cabreiros, Cabreiros e Albergaria da Serra, Arouca, Aveiro, Portugal
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The cascade

Rio de Frades Mines, Cabreiros, Cabreiros e Albergaria da Serra, Arouca, Aveiro, Portugal
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Inside the gallery

Rio de Frades Mines, Cabreiros, Cabreiros e Albergaria da Serra, Arouca, Aveiro, Portugal
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Public gallery

Rio de Frades Mines, Cabreiros, Cabreiros e Albergaria da Serra, Arouca, Aveiro, Portugal
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The cascade

Rio de Frades Mines, Cabreiros, Cabreiros e Albergaria da Serra, Arouca, Aveiro, Portugal
Type:
Parish
Mindat Locality ID:
247258
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:247258:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Cabreiros, Arouca, Distrito de Aveiro, Portugal


Parish of Arouca municipality. Due to an administrative merger held in 2013 a new and bigger parish was formed "União das Freguesias de Cabreiros e Albergaria da Serra".

Registered mining concessions (up to 1962):

CM49 Rio de Frades mining field (Sn-W), registered on 05-08-1950
1326 Cabreiros (W), registered on 27-04-1923
1328 Lugar de Cabreiros (W), registered on 27-04-1923
1261 Chãs no. 3 (W), registered on 08-12-1922
1258 Vale Seco no. 2 (W), registered on 07-12-1922
1259 Vale Seco no. 4 (W), registered on 07-12-1922
1024 Alto da Quebrada (W), registered on 18-04-1921 - Inc. in Rio de Frades mining field
1025 Cabreiros e Candal (W), registered on 18-04-1921 - Inc. in Rio de Frades mining field
1020 Alto do Vale da Cerdeira no. 2 (W), registered on 16-04-1921 - Inc. in Rio de Frades mining field
1021 Quebrada e Lombo das Pombas (W), registered on 16-04-1921 - Inc. in Rio de Frades mining field
1022 Tebilhão (W), registered on 16-04-1921 - Inc. in Rio de Frades mining field
1023 Rio de Frades no. 2 (W), registered on 16-04-1921 - Inc. in Rio de Frades mining field
1016 Cangorça (W), registered on 15-04-1921 - Inc. in Rio de Frades mining field
1018 Quebrada (W), registered on 15-04-1921 - Inc. in Rio de Frades mining field
1019 Rio de Frades no- 2-A (W), registered on 15-04-1921 - Inc. in Rio de Frades mining field
1007 Lombo das Pombas (W), registered on 05-04-1921 - Inc. in Rio de Frades mining field
1008 Rio de Frades no. 1 (W), registered on 05-04-1921 - Inc. in Rio de Frades mining field
1009 Rio de Frades no. 3 (W), registered on 05-04-1921 - Inc. in Rio de Frades mining field
1004 Alto da Povoação de Rio de Frades (W), registered on 04-04-1921 - Inc. in Rio de Frades mining field
1005 Alto do Vale da Cerdeira (W), registered on 04-04-1921 - Inc. in Rio de Frades mining field
1006 Rio de Frades e Cabreiros (W), registered on 04-04-1921 - Inc. in Rio de Frades mining field
1003 Outeiro Treal (W-Sn), registered on 23-03-1921
1002 Ribeiro Dreido (W), registered on 22-03-1921
837 Rio de Frades (W-Sn), registered on 31-03-1919
774 Vale Sêco e Ervedal (W-Sn), registered on 06-12-1917
733 Outeiro do Formigueiro (W-Sn), registered on 13-02-1917
676 Vale da Cerdeira (W-Sn), registered on 22-11-1915 - Inc. in Rio de Frades mining field

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4 valid minerals.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘCassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
ⓘ'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘScheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
SnTin
Snⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
WTungsten
Wⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)

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