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Horta da Fonte Água de Verão Mine, Nossa Senhora da Graça de Póvoa e Meadas, Castelo de Vide, Portalegre, Portugali
Regional Level Types
Horta da Fonte Água de Verão MineMine
Nossa Senhora da Graça de Póvoa e MeadasParish
Castelo de VideMunicipality
PortalegreDistrict
PortugalCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 30' 55'' North , 7° 32' 5'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Nisa7,450 (2018)9.8km
São Simão / Pé da Serra250 (2011)10.2km
Castelo de Vide3,780 (2018)12.9km
Cedillo574 (2012)15.4km
Arez497 (2018)16.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
258006
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:258006:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina Horta da Fonte Água de Verão, Nossa Senhora da Graça de Póvoa e Meadas, Castelo de Vide, Distrito de Portalegre, Portugal


Inactive Ba mine (1960/?).
Quartz vein with baryte and chalcedony.
Mining concession no. 3276 - registration date 30-04-1960.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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6 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz
var. Chalcedony
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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