Santa Maria - São Pedro e Matacães, Torres Vedras, Lisbon, Portugali
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Santa Maria - São Pedro e Matacães | Civil Parish |
| Torres Vedras | Municipality |
| Lisbon | District |
| Portugal | Country |
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Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Torres Vedras | 24,443 (2014) |
Other Languages:
Portuguese:
Santa Maria, Torres Vedras, Lisboa, Portugal
Asturian:
Torres Vedras e Matacães, Torres Vedras, Distritu de Lisboa
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Torres Vedras e Matacães, Torres Vedras, Lisbon Koān
Matacães was a parish in the Torres Vedras municipality, 50 km north of Lisbon. Due to an administrative merger held in Jan 2013 a new and bigger parish was formed "União das Freguesias de São Pedro, Santa Maria e Matacães".
Note: the name Matacães has a literal translation of "kill dogs" or "dog killer". This name has its origin back in the Middle Ages, in the period of the Reconquest and it.
Two reported halite occurrences registered on 26-09-1953:
- Mining concession 2879, Matacães No. 1
- Mining concession 2880, Matacães No. 2
Torres Vedras (Santa Maria do Castelo e São Miguel) was a parish in the Torres Vedras municipality, 50 km north of Lisbon. Due to an administrative merger held in Jan 2013 a new and bigger parish was formed "União das Freguesias de Torres Vedras (São Pedro, Santiago, Santa Maria do Castelo e São Miguel) e Matacães".
Mining concession no. 400 "Vale Escuro", bitumen, registered on 28-04-1906.
Note: the name Matacães has a literal translation of "kill dogs" or "dog killer". This name has its origin back in the Middle Ages, in the period of the Reconquest and it.
Two reported halite occurrences registered on 26-09-1953:
- Mining concession 2879, Matacães No. 1
- Mining concession 2880, Matacães No. 2
Torres Vedras (Santa Maria do Castelo e São Miguel) was a parish in the Torres Vedras municipality, 50 km north of Lisbon. Due to an administrative merger held in Jan 2013 a new and bigger parish was formed "União das Freguesias de Torres Vedras (São Pedro, Santiago, Santa Maria do Castelo e São Miguel) e Matacães".
Mining concession no. 400 "Vale Escuro", bitumen, registered on 28-04-1906.
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| Group 3 - Halides | |||
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| ⓘ | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Amber' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Petroleum var. Bitumen' | - | |
| ⓘ | '' | - | |
Fossils
There are 432 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
| Occurrences | 432 | ||||||||||||
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| Youngest Fossil Listed | 113 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous) | ||||||||||||
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 164 Ma (Middle Jurassic) | ||||||||||||
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torres_Vedras_(S%C3%A3o_Pedro_e_Santiago_e_Santa_Maria_do_Castelo_e_S%C3%A3o_Miguel)_e_Matac%C3%A3es |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q17294261 |
| GeoNames ID: | 8012568 |
Localities in this Region
- Lisbon
- Torres Vedras
- Santa Maria - São Pedro e Matacães
- Torres Vedras
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