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Fornos de Algodres, Guarda, Portugali
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Fornos de AlgodresMunicipality
GuardaDistrict
PortugalCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
249646
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:249646:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Fornos de Algodres, Guarda, Portugal
German:
Fornos de Algodres, Distrikt Guarda, Portugal
Italian:
Fornos de Algodres, distretto di Guarda, Portogallo
Portuguese:
Fornos de Algodres, Guarda, Portugal
Russian:
Форнуш-ди-Алгодриш, Гуарда, Португалия
Simplified Chinese:
福爾努什迪阿爾戈德里什, 瓜達區, 葡萄牙
Spanish:
Fornos de Algodres, Distrito de Guarda, Portugal
Bulgarian:
Форнуш ди Алгодриш, Гуарда, Португалия
Catalan:
Fornos de Algodres, districte de Guarda, Portugal
Cebuano:
Fornos de Algodres , Distrito da Guarda
Dutch:
Fornos de Algodres, Guarda, Portugal
Hungarian:
Fornos de Algodres, Guarda, Portugália
Malay:
Fornos de Algodres, Daerah Guarda
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Fornos de Algodres, Guarda Koān
Norwegian:
Fornos de Algodres, Guarda, Portugal
Polish:
Fornos de Algodres, Dystrykt Guarda, Portugalia
Turkish:
Fornos de Algodres, Portekiz
Ukrainian:
Форнуш-де-Алгодреш, Гуарда, Португалія
Vietnamese:
Fornos de Algodres, Guarda, Bồ Đào Nha
Volapük:
Fornos de Algodres
Waray:
Fornos de Algodres, Guarda


Municipality of Guarda distrisct.

Registered mining concessions (up to 1962):
3277 Quinta do Mateus (Sn), Algodres parish, registered on 30-04-1960
3179 Abelheira (Sn-Ti), Algodres parish, registered on 31-10-1957
3087 Furtado (Sn-Ti), Algodres parish, registered on 30-03-1956
3067 Abelheiras no. 2 (Sn-Ti), Algodres parish, registered on 22-03-1956
3068 Abelheiras no. 3 (Sn-Ti), Algodres parish, registered on 22-03-1956
3212 Sitio das Moitas (Sn-Ti), Casal Vasco parish, registered on 01-04-1958
2555 Coitada (W-Sn), Juncais parish, registered on 01-04-1950
1224 Vales (U), Maceira parish, registered on 16-08-1922
3228 Matança no. 5 (Sn-Ti), Matança parish, registered on 26-09-1958
3179 Abelheira (Sn-Ti), Matança parish, registered on 31-10-1957
3172 São Francisco no. 1 (Sn-Ti), Matança parish, registered on 23-10-1957
3087 Furtado (Sn-Ti), Matança parish, registered on 30-03-1956
3092 Chão da Ponte (Sn-W), Vila Soeiro do Chão parish, registered on 19-04-1956

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10 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Autunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
'Feldspar Group'
Galena
Formula: PbS
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Torbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Uraninite
Formula: UO2
Uraninite var. Pitchblende
Formula: UO2
'Wolframite Group'

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va
Uraninite
var. Pitchblende
4.DL.05UO2
4.DL.05UO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Autunite8.EB.05Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Torbernite8.EB.05Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Unclassified
'Feldspar Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
H TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
OOxygen
O AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
O CassiteriteSnO2
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
O QuartzSiO2
O TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
O UraniniteUO2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
P TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Ca AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
TiTitanium
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
SnTin
Sn CassiteriteSnO2
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS
UUranium
U AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
U Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
U TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
U UraniniteUO2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fornos_de_Algodres
Wikidata ID:Q641715
GeoNames ID:8010532

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