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Torre de São Julião da Barra, Oeiras e São Julião da Barra, Paço de Arcos e Caxias, Oeiras, Lisbon, Portugali
Regional Level Types
Torre de São Julião da BarraAlluvial Deposit
Oeiras e São Julião da Barra, Paço de Arcos e CaxiasCivil Parish
OeirasMunicipality
LisbonDistrict
PortugalCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 40' 30'' North , 9° 19' 21'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Carcavelos20,366 (2012)1.8km
Oeiras35,000 (2018)2.0km
Parede17,212 (2012)3.4km
São Domingos de Rana46,718 (2018)3.4km
Paço de Arcos25,974 (2011)3.5km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Clube Português de Mineralogia - CPMINLisbon, Portugal16km
Mindat Locality ID:
259356
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:259356:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Torre de São Julião da Barra (ponta de São Gião), Oeiras e São Julião da Barra, Oeiras, Distrito de Lisboa, Portugal


Eluvial and alluvial gold in the sands.



Ocorrências de ouro - detríticas, eluvionares e aluvionares
Génese: sedimentar detrítica (marinha)
Descrição geológica: areias da praia junto ao forte de São Julião da Barra
Geologia local: calcários e margas (Belasiano), areias de praia
Geologia regional: Cretácico, Quaternário
Mineralizações principais: ouro
Mineralizações secundárias: ilmenite
Morfologias: aluvionar
Gangas: areias, cascalhos
In: LNEG/SIORMINP

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
TiTitanium
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
FeIron
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu

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