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Canas de Senhorim, Nelas, Viseu, Portugali
Regional Level Types
Canas de SenhorimCivil Parish
NelasMunicipality
ViseuDistrict
PortugalCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Canas de Senhorim3,509 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
261635
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:261635:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Canas de Senhorim, Nelas, Viseu, Portugal
German:
Canas de Senhorim, Nelas, Distrikt Viseu, Portugal
Portuguese:
Canas de Senhorim, Nelas, Viseu, Portugal
Russian:
Канаш-де-Сеньорин, Нелаш, Визеу, Португалия
Spanish:
Canas de Senhorim, Nelas, Distrito de Viseu, Portugal
Asturian:
Canas de Senhorim, Distritu de Viseu
Catalan:
Canas de Senhorim, Nelas, districte de Viseu, Portugal
Cebuano:
Canas de Senhorim, Nelas , Distrito de Viseu
Dutch:
Canas de Senhorim, Nelas, Viseu, Portugal
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Канаш-де-Сеньорин
Malay:
Canas de Senhorim, Nelas, Daerah Viseu
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Canas de Senhorim, Nelas, Viseu Koān
Occitan:
Canas de Senhorim


Parish of Nelas municipality.

Registered mining concessions (up to 1962):
No. 1427 Pantenha (U), registered on 05-11-1923
No. 1279 Lagea do Quarto (U), registered on 19-02-1923
No. 1238 Santa ou Lameira (U), registered on 27-10-1922
No. 1054 Ucha ou Vale Escuro (U), registered on 29-07-1921
No. 1045 Valinhos ou Fonte do Ouro (U), registered on 27-05-1921
No. 850 Vale do Boi (U), registered on 14-04-1919
No. 647 Urgeiriça (U), registered on 14-07-1915

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Mineral List

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8 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Autunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
'Feldspar Group'
'Mica Group'
Phosphuranylite
Formula: KCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Sabugalite
Formula: HAl(UO2)4(PO4)4 · 16H2O
Saléeite
Formula: Mg(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O
Habit: blocky to tabular
Colour: yellow
Description: Blocky crystals to a few mm in voids in matrix.
References:
Eric Quinter collectionIdentification: Dealer/Collection Label
Torbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Uraninite
Formula: UO2
Uraninite var. Pitchblende
Formula: UO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Uraninite
var. Pitchblende
4.DL.05UO2
4.DL.05UO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Autunite8.EB.05Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Saléeite8.EB.05Mg(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O
Torbernite8.EB.05Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Sabugalite8.EB.55HAl(UO2)4(PO4)4 · 16H2O
Phosphuranylite8.EC.10KCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O
Unclassified
'Feldspar Group'-
'Mica Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
H PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O
H SabugaliteHAl(UO2)4(PO4)4 · 16H2O
H SaléeiteMg(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O
H TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
OOxygen
O AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
O PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O
O Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
O QuartzSiO2
O SabugaliteHAl(UO2)4(PO4)4 · 16H2O
O SaléeiteMg(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O
O TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
O UraniniteUO2
MgMagnesium
Mg SaléeiteMg(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O
AlAluminium
Al SabugaliteHAl(UO2)4(PO4)4 · 16H2O
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
P PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O
P SabugaliteHAl(UO2)4(PO4)4 · 16H2O
P SaléeiteMg(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O
P TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
KPotassium
K PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O
CaCalcium
Ca AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Ca PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
CuCopper
Cu TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
UUranium
U AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
U PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O
U Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
U SabugaliteHAl(UO2)4(PO4)4 · 16H2O
U SaléeiteMg(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O
U TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
U UraniniteUO2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canas_de_Senhorim
Wikidata ID:Q74854
GeoNames ID:8014160

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