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Marvão, Portalegre, Portugali
Regional Level Types
MarvãoMunicipality
PortalegreDistrict
PortugalCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Marvão3,739 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
249685
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:249685:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Marvão, Portalegre, Portugal
German:
Marvão, Distrikt Portalegre, Portugal
Italian:
Marvão, distretto di Portalegre, Portogallo
Portuguese:
Marvão, Portalegre, Portugal
Russian:
Марван, Порталегри, Португалия
Simplified Chinese:
馬爾旺, 波塔萊格雷區, 葡萄牙
Spanish:
Marvão, Distrito de Portalegre, Portugal
Basque:
Marvao, Portalegre
Catalan:
Marvão, Districte de Portalegre, Portugal
Cebuano:
Marvão , Distrito de Portalegre
Czech:
Marvão, Portugalsko
Dutch:
Marvão, Portalegre, Portugal
Finnish:
Marvão, Portalegren piiri, Portugali
Galician:
Marvão, Distrito de Portalegre, Portugal
Japanese:
マルヴァオン, ポルタレグレ県, ポルトガル
Malay:
Marvão, Daerah Portalegre
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Marvão, Portalegre Koān
Polish:
Marvão, Dystrykt Portalegre, Portugalia
Swedish:
Marvão, Portalegre, Portugal
Turkish:
Marvão, Portekiz
Ukrainian:
Марван, Порталегре , Португалія
Vietnamese:
Marvão, Portalegre, Bồ Đào Nha
Volapük:
Marvão
Waray:
Marvão, Portalegre


Marvão is located in Alto Alentejo, in the district of Portalegre, and is situated at the top of the Serra do Sapoio, at an altitude of 860 meters. It is the seat of a municipality with an area of 154.90 km² and comprises four parishes (Beirã, Santa Maria de Marvão, Santo António das Areias, and São Salvador da Aramenha).

Registered mining concessions (up to 1962):
No. 2827 Herdade dos Pombais (W), Beirã parish, registered on 10-07-1953
No. 2888 Matinho (W), Beirã parish, registered on 08-01-1954
No. 456 Azinhaga Nova (Phosphorite), Santo António das Areias parish, registered on 27-02-1908
No. 457 Ferropa (Phosphorite), Santo António das Areias parish, registered on 28-02-1908
No. 458 Monte Raso (Phosphorite), Santo António das Areias parish, registered on 28-02-1908

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7 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
'Wolframite Group'

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
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Unclassified
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O AragoniteCaCO3
O CalciteCaCO3
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O QuartzSiO2
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S PyriteFeS2
ClChlorine
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CaCalcium
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe PyriteFeS2
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marv%C3%A3o
Wikidata ID:Q988863
GeoNames ID:6930631

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