Poço Redondo Mine, Junceira, Serra e Junceira, Tomar, Santarém, Portugali
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Poço Redondo Mine | Mine |
| Junceira | Civil Parish |
| Serra e Junceira | Civil Parish |
| Tomar | Municipality |
| Santarém | District |
| Portugal | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 37' 42'' North , 8° 19' 39'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tomar | 19,168 (2018) | 7.6km |
| Fontes | 627 (2018) | 8.6km |
| Souto | 418 (2018) | 9.9km |
| Martinchel | 604 (2017) | 10.3km |
| Aldeia do Mato | 441 (2018) | 10.5km |
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina do Poço Redondo, Junceira, Tomar, Distrito de Santarém, Portugal
Gold mine, quartz veins (1923/?)
Mining concession no. 1280 Poço Redondo (Au), reg. date 22-02-1923.
Note: there is reference to another "Poço Redondo" (Au) with the same mining concession no. 1280 and reg. date 22-02-1923 but at Olalhas parish.
- Poço Redondo: Gold was already being exploited at this locality by the Romans in antiquity.
- The deposits in this area consist of a system of ferruginous quartz breccias containing small amounts of sulphides, trending N40°E over a distance of approximately 0.5 km. The host rocks in which they occur date from the Precambrian and consist predominantly of black slates and sericitic schists.
- Average gold grades are in the order of a few grams per tonne.
In: Mineralizações de Ouro e Prata em Portugal
Mining concession no. 1280 Poço Redondo (Au), reg. date 22-02-1923.
Note: there is reference to another "Poço Redondo" (Au) with the same mining concession no. 1280 and reg. date 22-02-1923 but at Olalhas parish.
- Poço Redondo: Gold was already being exploited at this locality by the Romans in antiquity.
- The deposits in this area consist of a system of ferruginous quartz breccias containing small amounts of sulphides, trending N40°E over a distance of approximately 0.5 km. The host rocks in which they occur date from the Precambrian and consist predominantly of black slates and sericitic schists.
- Average gold grades are in the order of a few grams per tonne.
In: Mineralizações de Ouro e Prata em Portugal
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
5 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS References: |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au References: |
| ⓘ Native Silver Formula: Ag References: |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Native Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Native Silver | Ag |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
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Poço Redondo Mine, Junceira, Serra e Junceira, Tomar, Santarém, Portugal