Recheira Mine, Barco e Coutada, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugali
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Recheira Mine | Mine (Abandoned) |
| Barco e Coutada | Civil Parish |
| Covilhã | Municipality |
| Castelo Branco | District |
| Portugal | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 9' 58'' North , 7° 37' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2025
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Barco | 879 (2018) | 1.6km |
| Vales do Rio | 674 (2015) | 7.8km |
| Aldeia de Joanes | 1,333 (2018) | 9.6km |
| Barroca Grande | 600 (2018) | 10.7km |
| Fundão | 9,725 (2014) | 10.8km |
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina da Recheira, Barco, Covilhã, Distrito de Castelo Branco, Portugal
Inactive Sn mine (exploited in the 50's by "Minas do Zêzere, SARL").
The quartz veins are sub-vertical and usually with widths from 5-30cm, separated 1m in average and with different orientations. In these veins cassiterite, stannite, chalcopyrite, arsenopyrite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, and triphylite occur and becoming very rich in amblygonite with deepness. A second generation of mineralising fluids make the occurrence of vivianite and carbonates.
In: Património Geológico de Portugal http://geossitios.progeo.pt
LNEG/Siorminp Código: 2290Sn
Categoria: mineral
Dimensão: pequena
Entidade exploradora: Minas do Zêzere, Lda.
Geologia da ocorrência
Tipos: ocorrências de estanho e/ou volfrâmio - ligadas a granitos - filões.
Génese: hidrotermal
Descrição geológica:
Filões de quartzo de 5-20 cm de possança com direção N 67º E encaixados nos Xistos das Beiras (Complexos Xisto-Grauváquico) pré-cambricos-câmbricos.
Geologia local: xistos e grauvaques do Grupo das Beiras.
Geologia regional: xistos, grauvaques e conglomerados intraformacionais do flysch do Grupo das Beiras. Situa-se 100 m a SE do Rio Zêzere e dos seus aluviões e 1660 m a NW das minas de Sn-Li da Argemela.
Mineralizações principais: cassiterite
Distribuições: disseminada
Morfologias: filão
Gangas: quartzo
Rochas encaixantes: xistos
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
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Recheira Mine, Barco e Coutada, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal