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Serra de Lousado Mine No. 3, Coura, Paredes de Coura, Viana do Castelo, Portugali
Regional Level Types
Serra de Lousado Mine No. 3Mine (Inactive)
CouraCivil Parish
Paredes de CouraMunicipality
Viana do CasteloDistrict
PortugalCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 51' 54'' North , 8° 39' 14'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
41.86516,-8.65404
GRN:
N28W05
Type:
Mine (Inactive) - last checked 2024
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Rubiãis548 (2011)4.2km
Ponte de Lima44,667 (2018)12.3km
Tomiño13,315 (2012)16.0km
O Rosal6,029 (2012)17.0km
Vila Praia de Âncora4,987 (2012)17.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
261871
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:261871:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina da Serra do Lousado, Coura, Paredes de Coura, Distrito de Viana do Castelo, Portugal


Sn mine.

Mining concession no. 2433 "Serra de Lousado No. 3" registered on 31-10-1949.

NOTE:
This locality (concession no. 2433) was uploaded based on the record of mining concessions in mainland Portugal from August 1836 to December 1962.
The LNEG groups together five mining concessions — 2192, 2431, 2432, 2479 and 3270 (mines of Lousado/Serra Lousado, Vilela, Ribeiro de Áspera, and Santa Cristina) — but does not mention concession no. 2433 (Serra de Lousado Mine No. 3).
The unique GPS coordinates for these five concessions show that these mining operations were contiguous, located in the parishes of Coura and Romarigães, both within the municipality of Paredes de Coura, and in the parish of Meixedo in the municipality of Viana do Castelo. These three parishes also share adjacent geographic boundaries.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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7 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘvar. Marmatite2.CB.05a(Zn,Fe)S
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘStannite2.CB.15aCu2FeSnS4
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘCassiterite4.DB.05SnO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Sⓘ Sphalerite var. Marmatite(Zn,Fe)S
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Feⓘ Sphalerite var. Marmatite(Zn,Fe)S
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Znⓘ Sphalerite var. Marmatite(Zn,Fe)S
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
SnTin
Snⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Snⓘ StanniteCu2FeSnS4

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