Cêrro da Cruz do Peso Mine, Alcaria Ruiva, Mértola, Beja, Portugali
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Cêrro da Cruz do Peso Mine | Mine (Abandoned) |
| Alcaria Ruiva | Civil Parish |
| Mértola | Municipality |
| Beja | District |
| Portugal | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 43' 43'' North , 7° 48' 35'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2024
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mértola | 7,274 (2018) | 16.2km |
| Cabeça Gorda | 1,386 (2018) | 21.7km |
| Salvada | 1,352 (2018) | 23.4km |
| Castro Verde | 4,857 (2014) | 24.5km |
| Santa Clara de Louredo | 864 (2018) | 27.5km |
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina do Cêrro da Cruz do Peso, Alcaria Ruiva, Mértola, Distrito de Beja, Portugal
Old Mn mine.
Mining concession no. 179 Cerro da Cruz do Peso (Mn), registered on 29-04-1885.
Geologia da ocorrência
Tipos: ocorrências de manganês ligadas a vulcanismo - estratiformes.
Génese: singenética, vulcanogénica-sedimentar. supergénica.
Descrição geológica: lentículas e bandas de pirolusite e psilomelana concordantes com as rochas encaixantes.
Geologia local: complexo vulcano-sedimentar e formação filito-quartzítica.
Geologia regional: sub-sector Mértola-Albernoa da Faixa Piritosa.
Mineralizações principais: pirolusite.
Mineralizações Secundárias: barite, psilomelano.
Distribuições: maciça estratificada.
Morfologias: estratiforme, irregular.
Gangas: jaspe, quartzitos, xistos.
Rochas encaixantes: jaspe, quartzitos, xistos.
Concessões: 179.
Ref: LNEG
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3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ 'Psilomelane' |
| ⓘ Pyrolusite Formula: Mn4+O2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Psilomelane' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- South Portuguese ZoneOrogenic Belt
EuropeContinent
Iberian PeninsulaPeninsula
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