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Cerros da Estrada - Pederneira (Corcovado) and Pocilgas Mines, Albernoa e Trindade, Beja, Beja, Portugali
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Cerros da Estrada - Pederneira (Corcovado) and Pocilgas MinesGroup of Mines
Albernoa e TrindadeCivil Parish
BejaMunicipality
BejaDistrict
PortugalCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 48' 13'' North , 7° 56' 28'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
37.80389,-7.94119
GeoHash:
G#: eydr53crs
GRN:
N26W05
Type:
Group of Mines
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Castro Verde4,857 (2014)17.3km
Cabeça Gorda1,386 (2018)18.6km
Santa Clara de Louredo864 (2018)19.5km
Santa Vitória981 (2018)19.8km
Penedo Gordo1,167 (2018)20.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
260611
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:260611:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Minas dos Cerros da Estrada - Pederneira (Corcovado) e Pocilgas, Albernoa, Beja, Distrito de Beja, Portugal


Contiguous Mn mines.

Mining concessions:
No. 180 Cerro da Estrada, registered on 21-04-1885
No. 125 Pocilgas, registered on 04-12-1878
No. 40 Cêrro da Pederneira (Carcovado), registered on 35 24-02-1868

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘPyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Psilomelane'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
MnManganese
Mnⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2

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