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Canto da Mesa Mine, São Teotónio, Odemira, Beja, Portugali
Regional Level Types
Canto da Mesa MineMine (Abandoned)
São TeotónioCivil Parish
OdemiraMunicipality
BejaDistrict
PortugalCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 27' 34'' North , 8° 38' 9'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
37.45970,-8.63606
GeoHash:
G#: ey9v57r6t
GRN:
N25W05
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2024
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
São Teotónio4,936 (2012)8.6km
Odeceixe961 (2018)12.2km
Boavista dos Pinheiros1,633 (2018)13.7km
Zambujeira do Mar2,011 (2018)15.2km
Odemira5,830 (2018)15.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
263032
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:263032:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina de Canto da Mesa, São Teotónio, Odemira, Distrito de Beja, Portugal


Abandoned Fe mine.

Mininc concession no. 544 Canto da Mesa (Fe), registered on 12-04-1912.


Geologia da ocorrência:
Tipos: ocorrências de ferro, ligadas a processos supergénicos - estratiformes.
Génese: epigenética, supergénica.
Descrição geológica: xistos argilo-talcosos, orientados E-W e impregnados de Fe e Mn numa espessura de 10 m em área com 300 m de comprimento por 100 m de largura.
Geologia local: formação da Brejeira.
Geologia regional: carbónico.
Mineralizações principais: magnetite (ferro magnético).
Distribuições: disseminada.
Morfologias: estratiforme.
Gangas: xistos.
Rochas encaixantes: xistos
Concessões: 544.

LNEG/Siorminp cod. 1751Fe

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1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4

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