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Colaride, Agualva e Mira-Sintra, Sintra, Lisbon, Portugali
Regional Level Types
ColarideProtected Area
Agualva e Mira-SintraCivil Parish
SintraMunicipality
LisbonDistrict
PortugalCountry

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A view of the locality

Colaride quarry, Colaride, Agualva e Mira-Sintra, Sintra, Lisbon, Portugal
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A view of the locality

Colaride quarry, Colaride, Agualva e Mira-Sintra, Sintra, Lisbon, Portugal
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Archaeological works

Colaride quarry, Colaride, Agualva e Mira-Sintra, Sintra, Lisbon, Portugal
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A view of the locality

Colaride quarry, Colaride, Agualva e Mira-Sintra, Sintra, Lisbon, Portugal
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A view of the locality

Colaride quarry, Colaride, Agualva e Mira-Sintra, Sintra, Lisbon, Portugal
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Archaeological works

Colaride quarry, Colaride, Agualva e Mira-Sintra, Sintra, Lisbon, Portugal
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A view of the locality

Colaride quarry, Colaride, Agualva e Mira-Sintra, Sintra, Lisbon, Portugal
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A view of the locality

Colaride quarry, Colaride, Agualva e Mira-Sintra, Sintra, Lisbon, Portugal
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 45' 43'' North , 9° 17' 26'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
38.76197,-9.29082
GRN:
N26W06
Type:
Protected Area
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Cacém93,982 (2012)0.8km
Massamá28,112 (2018)1.3km
Belas21,019 (2018)2.9km
Queluz103,399 (2012)3.2km
Rio de Mouro54,695 (2018)3.3km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Clube Português de Mineralogia - CPMINLisbon, Portugal13km
Mindat Locality ID:
249480
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:249480:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Colaride, Agualva, Sintra, Distrito de Lisboa, Portugal


The Colaride Archaeological Site, also known as the Roman Station of Colaride, is an archaeological site located in Colaride, in the current parish of Agualva and Mira-Sintra, in the Municipality of Sintra. The archaeological station consists of a conduit and a set of pits of various chronologies excavated in the bedrock, as well as an open-air Roman quarry.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3

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