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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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Mafamude e Vilar do Paraíso, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugali
Regional Level Types
Mafamude e Vilar do ParaísoCivil Parish
Vila Nova de GaiaMunicipality
PortoDistrict
PortugalCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Vila Nova de Gaia70,811 (2018)
Vilar do Paraíso14,727 (2012)
Gulpilhares10,660 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
262855
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:262855:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Vilar do Paraíso
Other Languages:
Portuguese:
Mafamude e Vilar do Paraíso, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal
Asturian:
Mafamude e Vilar do Paraíso, Vila Nova de Gaia, Distritu de Porto
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Mafamude e Vilar do Paraíso, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto Koān


Parish of Vila Nova de Gaia municipality. Due to an administrative merger held in Jan 2013 a new and bigger parish was formed "União das Freguesias de Mafamude e Vilar do Paraíso".

Mining concession no. 214 Fonte da Quinta do Guardal de Cima (Mo-W), registered on 25-06-1888.

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4 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe PyriteFeS2
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mafamude_e_Vilar_do_Para%C3%ADso
Wikidata ID:Q18351460
GeoNames ID:8014131

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