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Mealhada, Aveiro, Portugali
Regional Level Types
MealhadaMunicipality
AveiroDistrict
PortugalCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Penacova, Coimbra, Portugal
Anadia, Aveiro, Portugal
Cantanhede, Coimbra, Portugal
Mortágua, Viseu, Portugal
Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Type:
Municipality
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Pampilhosa do Botão4,512 (2012)
Mealhada4,443 (2018)
Luso2,593 (2015)
Mindat Locality ID:
249473
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:249473:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Mealhada, Aveiro, Portugal
German:
Mealhada, Distrikt Aveiro, Portugal
Italian:
Mealhada, distretto di Aveiro, Portogallo
Portuguese:
Mealhada, Aveiro, Portugal
Russian:
Меальяда, Авейру, Португалия
Simplified Chinese:
梅阿利亞達, 阿威羅區, 葡萄牙
Spanish:
Mealhada, Distrito de Aveiro, Portugal
Arabic:
ميلادا, محافظة أفييرو, البرتغال
Aromanian:
Mealhada
Asturian:
Mealhada, Distritu d'Aveiro
Basque:
Mealhada, Aveiro
Catalan:
Mealhada, Districte d'Aveiro, Portugal
Cebuano:
Mealhada, Distrito de Aveiro
Dutch:
Mealhada, Aveiro, Portugal
Farsi/Persian:
میلادا, پرتغال
Finnish:
Mealhada, Aveiron piiri, Portugali
Galician:
Mealhada, Distrito de Aveiro, Portugal
Georgian:
მეალადა
Malay:
Mealhada, Daerah Aveiro
Mazanderani:
میلادا
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Mealhada, Aveiro Koān
Mirandese:
Mialhada, Çtrito de Abeiro
Polish:
Mealhada, Dystrykt Aveiro, Portugalia
Romanian:
Mealhada, Districtul Aveiro, Portugalia
Turkish:
Mealhada, Portekiz
Ukrainian:
Меаляда, Авейру, Португалія
Vietnamese:
Mealhada, Aveiro, Bồ Đào Nha
Volapük:
Mealhada
Waray:
Mealhada, Aveiro


Municipality of Aveiro district.

Mining concessions (up to 1962):

No. 1442 Salgueiral (Coal), Luso parish, registered date 10-12-1923
No. 587 Louredo (Fe), Luso parish, registered date 12-05-1913
No. 535 Estreito ou Mecha Nova (Fe), Luso parish, registered date 14-11-1911
No. 536 Vale da Cepa (Fe), Luso parish, registered date 14-11-1911
No. 374 Fontã (Fe), Luso parish, registered date 28-03-1904
No. 129 Barranco de Linhó e Vale da Cepa (Coal-Fe), Luso parish, registered date 20-04-1880
No. 130 Barranco de Linhó e Vale de Enxutos (Coal-Fe), Luso parish, registered date 20-04-1880
No. 375 Santa Cristina (Fe), Vacariça parish, registered date 29-03-1904
No. 129 Barranco de Linhó e Vale da Cepa (Coal-Fe), Vacariça parish, registered date 20-04-1880
No. 130 Barranco de Linhó e Vale de Enxutos (Coal-Fe), Vacariça parish, registered date 20-04-1880
No. 5 Santa Cristina (Fervença), (Coal), Vacariça parish, registered date 07-03-1850

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5 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘPyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
MnManganese
Mnⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences4
Youngest Fossil Listed0.13 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed450 Ma (Late/Upper Ordovician)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Venda Nova - Porto de Santa Anna - Leira Ma3449.5 - 445.6 Ma (Late/Upper Ordovician)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Ptychonema bussacensis
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Murchisoniina : Eotomariidae : Ptychonema : Ptychonema bussacensis449.5 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Portranella exornata
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Orthidiellidae : Portranella : Portranella exornata449.5 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Chasmatopora hypnoides
species		Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Phylloporinidae : Chasmatopora : Chasmatopora hypnoides449.5 - 445.6 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Homotherium ultimum
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Homotherium : Homotherium ultimum0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mealhada
Wikidata ID:Q381340
GeoNames ID:8010423

Localities in this Region

Portugal

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
Iberian PeninsulaPeninsula

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