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Benjunco or Outeiro da Mina, Santa Maria e São Pedro e Sobral da Lagoa, Óbidos, Leiria, Portugali
Regional Level Types
Benjunco or Outeiro da MinaMine (Lost)
Santa Maria e São Pedro e Sobral da LagoaCivil Parish
ÓbidosMunicipality
LeiriaDistrict
PortugalCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 22' 28'' North , 9° 9' 42'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
39.37459,-9.16188
GeoHash:
G#: eycrzxbt8
GRN:
N27W06
Type:
Mine (Lost) - last checked 2019
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Óbidos11,187 (2018)1.6km
Caldas da Rainha27,378 (2018)3.8km
Nadadouro1,904 (2018)5.6km
Foz do Arelho1,339 (2018)8.2km
Salir de Matos2,583 (2018)8.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
258144
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:258144:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina de Benjunco ou Outeiro da Mina, São Pedro, Óbidos, Distrito de Leiria, Portugal


Mining concession no. 1545, registered on 07-10-1926 (1926/?).

Copper ores are absent in this region "Estremadura" apart from this small occurrence near Óbidos. Cu secondary minerals in the vicinity of carbonated limestone/dolerite contact zone.

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No concelho de Óbidos, foi registada uma mina de cobre com a designação de “Mina do Benjunco” ou “Outeiro da Mina” (GARCIA, 1946)*



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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘAzurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2

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References

* João Luís Cardoso e Filipe Martins, "O povoado pré-histórico do Outeiro da Assenta (Óbidos)". Estudos Arqueológicos de Oeiras, 17, Oeiras, Câmara Municipal, 2009, p. 261-356.
LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID "1643Cu".
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