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França, Bragança, Bragança, Portugali
Regional Level Types
FrançaCivil Parish
BragançaMunicipality
BragançaDistrict
PortugalCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
254501
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:254501:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
França, Bragança, Bragance, Portugal
German:
França , Bragança, Distrikt Bragança, Portugal
Portuguese:
França, Bragança, Distrito de Bragança, Portugal
Russian:
Франса , Браганса, Браганса, Португалия
Simplified Chinese:
弗朗萨 , 布拉干薩, 布拉干薩區, 葡萄牙
Spanish:
França, Bragança, Distrito de Braganza, Portugal
Asturian:
França, Braganza, Distritu de Bragança
Cebuano:
França, Bragança, Distrito de Bragança
Dutch:
França, Bragança, Bragança, Portugal
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Франса
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
França, Bragança, Bragance Koān
Ukrainian:
Франса , Браганса, Браганса , Португалія


Parish of Bragança municipality.

Registered mining concessions (up to 1962):

No. 3218 Portelo no. 2 (Sn), registered on 25-06-1958
3024 Touça Velha (Sn), 28-11-1955
2961 Portelo no. 1 (Sn), 03-09-1954
2960 Portelo (Sn), 02-09-1954
2311 Felgueirão (Sn), 22-03-1948
2309 Termo de Portelo (Sn), 20-03-1948
2310 Termo de Montesinho (Sn), 20-03-1948
908 Portela da Lameira (Sn-As), 26-01-1920
824 Covas Altas (Au-Ag), 06-11-1918
589 Montesinho (Sn), 19-06-1913
590 Vale da Formiga (Sn), 19-06-1913
571 Fonte Cova (Au-Ag), 23-04-1913
572 Pingão dos Quintais (Au), 23-04-1913
573 Vale de Cancelo (Au-Ag), 23-04-1913
78 Chaira da Cruz (Sn), 22-04-1872

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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

13 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Native Silver
Formula: Ag
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Native Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
BeBeryllium
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
CCarbon
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O CassiteriteSnO2
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
AlAluminium
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
KPotassium
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
AgSilver
Ag Native SilverAg
SnTin
Sn CassiteriteSnO2
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7a_(Bragan%C3%A7a)
Wikidata ID:Q1450780
GeoNames ID:8011428

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