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Ribeira de Sendão Mine, Cibões e Brufe, Terras de Bouro, Braga, Portugali
Regional Level Types
Ribeira de Sendão MineQuarry
Cibões e BrufeParish
Terras de BouroMunicipality
BragaDistrict
PortugalCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 44' 58'' North , 8° 13' 20'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Goães557 (2018)12.4km
Aboim da Nóbrega987 (2013)14.1km
Vieira do Minho1,687 (2018)14.6km
Sande7,789 (2018)15.1km
Caldelas5,724 (2014)15.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
258356
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:258356:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Pedreira de Ribeiro de Sendão, Carvalheira, Terras de Bouro, Distrito de Braga, Portugal


Abandoned quartz-feldspar mine (mining concession no. 3546).

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5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Andalusite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
'Feldspar Group'
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
Andalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Unclassified
'Feldspar Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
BBoron
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
OOxygen
O AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
O QuartzSiO2
O SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
NaSodium
Na SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
AlAluminium
Al AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Al SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
SiSilicon
Si AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
SSulfur
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)

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