Vote for your favorite mineral in #MinCup26! - Quartz vs. Asagiite
It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Vale da Ponte das Galhardas Mine, Oliveira de Azeméis, Oliveira de Azeméis, Aveiro, Portugali
Regional Level Types
Vale da Ponte das Galhardas MineMine
Oliveira de Azeméis- not defined -
Oliveira de AzeméisMunicipality
AveiroDistrict
PortugalCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 50' 46'' North , 8° 27' 16'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
40.84620,-8.45446
GeoHash:
G#: ez3bregdk
GRN:
N28W05
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Oliveira de Azemeis11,771 (2014)1.9km
Vila Chã4,295 (2018)2.5km
São Roque5,575 (2018)3.2km
Vale de Cambra7,649 (2014)5.1km
Cucujães11,087 (2012)5.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
260436
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:260436:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina do Vale da Ponte das Galhardas, Oliveira de Azeméis, Oliveira de Azeméis, Distrito de Aveiro, Portugal


As mine.

Mining concession no. 259, registered on 22-03-1987.

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3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS

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