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Ribeira de Benespera and Quinta de São Miguel Mines, Benespera, Guarda, Guarda, Portugali
Regional Level Types
Ribeira de Benespera and Quinta de São Miguel MinesGroup of Mines
BenesperaCivil Parish
GuardaMunicipality
GuardaDistrict
PortugalCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 26' 51'' North , 7° 16' 4'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
40.44764,-7.26790
GeoHash:
G#: ez4y4e78t
GRN:
N27W05
Type:
Group of Mines
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Famalicão615 (2018)9.3km
Guarda32,111 (2013)10.0km
Sequeira28,502 (2018)12.3km
Rochoso300 (2018)16.9km
Teixoso4,703 (2018)21.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
262123
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:262123:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Minas da Ribeira de Benespera e Quinta de S. Miguel, Benespera, Guarda, Distrito da Guarda, Portugal


Sn-Ti occurrences.

Mining concessions:
2242 Quinta de São Miguel (Sn-Ti), registered on 29-03-1947
2243 Ribeira de Benespera no. 3 (Sn-Ti), registered on 29-03-1947
1976 Ribeira de Benespera no. 1 (Sn-Ti), registered on 09-03-1940
1977 Ribeira de Benespera no. 2 (Sn-Ti), registered on 09-03-1940

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘCassiterite4.DB.05SnO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
FeIron
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
SnTin
Snⓘ CassiteriteSnO2

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