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São João dos Caldeireiros, Mértola, Beja, Portugali
Regional Level Types
São João dos CaldeireirosCivil Parish
MértolaMunicipality
BejaDistrict
PortugalCountry

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The Dumps

Cerro do Monte Mine, São João dos Caldeireiros, Mértola, Beja, Portugal
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Hollandite, etc.

Cerro do Monte Mine, São João dos Caldeireiros, Mértola, Beja, Portugal
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Hollandite, etc.

Cerro do Monte Mine, São João dos Caldeireiros, Mértola, Beja, Portugal
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The Dumps

Cerro do Monte Mine, São João dos Caldeireiros, Mértola, Beja, Portugal
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Hollandite, etc.

Cerro do Monte Mine, São João dos Caldeireiros, Mértola, Beja, Portugal
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Hollandite, etc.

Cerro do Monte Mine, São João dos Caldeireiros, Mértola, Beja, Portugal
08399540017272329928531.jpg
The Dumps

Cerro do Monte Mine, São João dos Caldeireiros, Mértola, Beja, Portugal
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Hollandite, etc.

Cerro do Monte Mine, São João dos Caldeireiros, Mértola, Beja, Portugal
Neighbouring regions:
Alcaria Ruiva, Mértola, Beja, Portugal
Mértola, Mértola, Beja, Portugal
São Pedro de Solis e São Sebastião dos Carros, Mértola, Beja, Portugal
São Marcos da Ataboeira, Castro Verde, Beja, Portugal
Type:
Civil Parish
Mindat Locality ID:
259246
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:259246:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
São João dos Caldeireiros, Mértola, Beja, Portugal
German:
São João dos Caldeireiros, Mértola, Distrikt Beja, Portugal
Portuguese:
São João dos Caldeireiros, Mértola, Beja, Portugal
Russian:
Сан-Жуан-душ-Калдейрейруш, Мертола, Бежа, Португалия
Simplified Chinese:
圣若昂-杜斯卡尔代雷鲁什, 梅爾圖拉, 貝雅區, 葡萄牙
Spanish:
São João dos Caldeireiros, Mértola, Distrito de Beja, Portugal
Asturian:
São João dos Caldeireiros, Mértola
Cebuano:
São João Dos Caldeireiros, Mértola, Distrito de Beja
Dutch:
São João dos Caldeireiros, Mértola, Beja, Portugal
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Сан-Жуан-душ-Калдейрейруш
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
São João dos Caldeireiros, Mértola, Beja Koān
Ukrainian:
Сан-Жуан-душ-Калдейрейруш, Мертола, Бежа, Португалія


Parish of Mértola municipality.

Mining concessions (up to 1962):

No. 2274 Monte do Cerro (Ba), registered on 07-07-1947
No. 306 Cerro da Moita (Mn), 04-11-1899
No. 303 Rocha Vermelha (Mn), 30-10-1899

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7 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘPyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
ⓘHollandite4.DK.05aBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Psilomelane'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Oⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
MnManganese
Mnⓘ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Mnⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
FeIron
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Baⓘ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16

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Wikidata ID:Q1019739
GeoNames ID:8010895

Localities in this Region

Portugal

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EuropeContinent
Iberian PeninsulaPeninsula

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