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Pias, Serpa, Beja, Portugali
Regional Level Types
PiasParish
SerpaMunicipality
BejaDistrict
PortugalCountry

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Flooded Open Pit

Orada Mine, Pias, Serpa, Beja, Portugal
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Dump

Orada Mine, Pias, Serpa, Beja, Portugal
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Serpentine

Orada Mine, Pias, Serpa, Beja, Portugal
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Flooded Open Pit

Orada Mine, Pias, Serpa, Beja, Portugal
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Dump

Orada Mine, Pias, Serpa, Beja, Portugal
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Serpentine

Orada Mine, Pias, Serpa, Beja, Portugal
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Flooded Open Pit

Orada Mine, Pias, Serpa, Beja, Portugal
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Dump

Orada Mine, Pias, Serpa, Beja, Portugal
Neighbouring regions:
Vila Nova de São Bento e Vale de Vargo, Serpa, Beja, Portugal
Pedrogão, Vidigueira, Beja, Portugal
Moura e Santo Amador, Moura, Beja, Portugal
Brinches, Serpa, Beja, Portugal
Serpa, Serpa, Beja, Portugal
Type:
Parish
Mindat Locality ID:
249502
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:249502:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Pias, Serpa, Beja, Portugal
German:
Pias, Serpa, Distrikt Beja, Portugal
Portuguese:
Pias, Serpa, Beja, Portugal
Russian:
Пиаш, Серпа, Бежа, Португалия
Simplified Chinese:
Pias, 塞爾帕, 貝雅區, 葡萄牙
Spanish:
Pias, Serpa, Distrito de Beja, Portugal
Asturian:
Pias, Serpa
Cebuano:
Pias, Serpa , Distrito de Beja
Dutch:
Pias, Serpa, Beja, Portugal
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Пиаш
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Pias, Serpa, Beja Koān
Turkish:
Pias, Serpa, Beja District, Portekiz
Ukrainian:
Піаш , Серпа, Бежа, Португалія


Parish of Serpa municipality.

Mining concessions (up to 1962):
No. CM27 Carvalhal (Fe), Pias, 25-04-1935
No. 356 Herdade de João Teixeira (Fe), Pias, 25-02-1903
No. 328 Herdade da Igreja no. 2 (2. Orada) (Fe),Pias, 03-11-1900 (inc. CM Carvalhal)
No. 327 Herdade do Carvalhal (3. Orada) (Fe), Pias, 02-11-1900 (inc. CM Carvalhal)
No. 326 Herdade de João Teixeira (4. Orada) (Fe), Pias, 31-10-1900 (inc. CM Carvalhal)
No. 325 Herdade da Igreja no. 1 (5. Orada) (Fe), Pias, 30-10-1900 (inc. CM Carvalhal)
No. 207 Orada (Fe), Pias, 25-02-1888 (inc. CM Carvalhal)

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

11 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Colour: White
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Romanèchite
Formula: (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
ⓘ Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘPyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
ⓘRomanèchite4.DK.10(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ Romanèchite(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
Hⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Romanèchite(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
Oⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
MnManganese
Mnⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Mnⓘ Romanèchite(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
FeIron
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Baⓘ Romanèchite(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10

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Wikidata ID:Q933938
GeoNames ID:8010921

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