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Bencatel, Vila Viçosa, Évora, Portugali
Regional Level Types
BencatelCivil Parish
Vila ViçosaMunicipality
ÉvoraDistrict
PortugalCountry

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A view of the quarry

Texugo quarry, Bencatel Marble quarries, Bencatel, Vila Viçosa, Évora, Portugal
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Karst environment

Herdade de Vigária ou Barrinho quarry, Bencatel Marble quarries, Bencatel, Vila Viçosa, Évora, Portugal
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A view of the quarry

Herdade de Vigária ou Barrinho quarry, Bencatel Marble quarries, Bencatel, Vila Viçosa, Évora, Portugal
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A view of the quarry

Texugo quarry, Bencatel Marble quarries, Bencatel, Vila Viçosa, Évora, Portugal
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Karst environment

Herdade de Vigária ou Barrinho quarry, Bencatel Marble quarries, Bencatel, Vila Viçosa, Évora, Portugal
02502800017272323661810.jpg
A view of the quarry

Herdade de Vigária ou Barrinho quarry, Bencatel Marble quarries, Bencatel, Vila Viçosa, Évora, Portugal
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A view of the quarry

Texugo quarry, Bencatel Marble quarries, Bencatel, Vila Viçosa, Évora, Portugal
06379880017272305035529.jpg
Karst environment

Herdade de Vigária ou Barrinho quarry, Bencatel Marble quarries, Bencatel, Vila Viçosa, Évora, Portugal
Neighbouring regions:
Pardais, Vila Viçosa, Évora, Portugal
Redondo, Redondo, Évora, Portugal
Nossa Senhora da Conceição e São Bartolomeu, Vila Viçosa, Évora, Portugal
Rio de Moinhos, Borba, Évora, Portugal
Terena (São Pedro), Alandroal, Évora, Portugal
Type:
Civil Parish
Mindat Locality ID:
249625
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:249625:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Bencatel, Vila Viçosa, Évora, Portugal
German:
Bencatel, Vila Viçosa, Distrikt Évora, Portugal
Portuguese:
Bencatel, Vila Viçosa, Évora, Portugal
Russian:
Бенкател, Вила-Висоза, Эвора, Португалия
Spanish:
Bencatel, Vila Viçosa, Distrito de Évora, Portugal
Asturian:
Bencatel
Cebuano:
Bencatel, Vila Viçosa, Distrito de Évora
Dutch:
Bencatel, Vila Viçosa, Évora, Portugal
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Bencatel, Vila Viçosa, Évora Koān
Turkish:
Bencatel, Vila Viçosa, évora District, Portekiz


Parish of Vila Viçosa municipality.

Bencatel is a Portuguese village and the seat of the Parish of Bencatel in the Municipality of Vila Viçosa. The parish has an area of 36.26 km² and 1,480 inhabitants (2021 census).

Area with numerous active/inactive marble quarries.

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2

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Wikipedia:https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bencatel
Wikidata ID:Q1835791
GeoNames ID:8011964

Localities in this Region

Portugal

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
Iberian PeninsulaPeninsula

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