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Esposende, Braga, Portugali
Regional Level Types
EsposendeMunicipality
BragaDistrict
PortugalCountry

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My puppy (Caled Pupie) in the mine entrance.on the western flank of the hill.

Minas do Faro, Palmeira de Faro e Curvos, Esposende, Braga, Portugal
04961420017272323589034.jpg
My puppy (Caled Pupie) in the mine entrance.on the western flank of the hill.

Minas do Faro, Palmeira de Faro e Curvos, Esposende, Braga, Portugal
04961420017272323589034.jpg
My puppy (Caled Pupie) in the mine entrance.on the western flank of the hill.

Minas do Faro, Palmeira de Faro e Curvos, Esposende, Braga, Portugal
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Esposende34,625 (2014)
Apúlia e Fão7,301 (2018)
Marinhas6,052 (2018)
Apúlia4,394 (2012)
Gandra1,323 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
249532
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:249532:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Esposende, Braga, Portugal
German:
Esposende, Distrikt Braga, Portugal
Italian:
Esposende, distretto di Braga, Portogallo
Portuguese:
Esposende, Braga, Portugal
Russian:
Эшпозенди, Брага, Португалия
Simplified Chinese:
埃斯波森迪, 布拉加區, 葡萄牙
Spanish:
Esposende, Distrito de Braga, Portugal
Arabic:
إسبوسيندي, محافظة براغا, البرتغال
Aromanian:
Esposende
Asturian:
Esposende, Distritu de Braga
Basque:
Esposende, Braga
Catalan:
Esposende, Districte de Braga, Portugal
Cebuano:
Esposende , Distrito de Braga
Dutch:
Esposende, Braga, Portugal
Esperanto:
Esposende, distrikto Braga
Farsi/Persian:
اسپوسنده, پرتغال
Finnish:
Esposende, Bragan piiri, Portugali
Galician:
Esposende, Distrito de Braga, Portugal
Georgian:
ესპოზენდე, ბრაგა
Greek:
Εσποσέντε, Μπράγκα, Πορτογαλία
Korean:
이스포젠드, 브라가현, 포르투갈
Lithuanian:
Espozendė, Bragos apskritis, Portugalija
Luxembourgish:
Esposende
Mazanderani:
اسپوسنده
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Esposende, Braga Koān
Mirandese:
Sposende, Çtrito de Braga
Norwegian:
Esposende, Braga, Portugal
Polish:
Esposende, Dystrykt Braga, Portugalia
Romanian:
Esposende, Districtul Braga, Portugalia
Turkish:
Esposende, Braga District, Portekiz
Ukrainian:
Ешпозенде, Брага , Португалія
Vietnamese:
Esposende, Braga, Bồ Đào Nha
Volapük:
Esposende
Waray:
Esposende, Braga


Municipality of Braga district.

Mining concession no. 3058 "Quinta das Pegas" (tungsten), Marinhas parish, registered on 21-01-1956.

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3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe PyriteFeS2
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esposende
Wikidata ID:Q552011
GeoNames ID:8010451

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