Cerro do Serpe Mine, Castro Verde e Casével, Castro Verde, Beja, Portugali
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Cerro do Serpe Mine | Mine (Abandoned) |
| Castro Verde e Casével | Civil Parish |
| Castro Verde | Municipality |
| Beja | District |
| Portugal | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 36' 12'' North , 8° 2' 4'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2024
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Almodôvar | 7,449 (2018) | 10.3km |
| Castro Verde | 4,857 (2014) | 11.5km |
| Aljustrel | 5,334 (2018) | 32.5km |
| Mértola | 7,274 (2018) | 33.2km |
| São Marcos da Serra | 1,352 (2017) | 40.5km |
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina do Cerro do Serpe, Castro Verde, Castro Verde, Distrito de Beja, Portugal
Old Mn occurrence.
Small manganese mine that had very incipient exploitation at the beginning of the 20th century. Exploitation was essentially carried out in open pits and small shafts and galleries. The mineralization corresponds to small lenticles of manganese oxides (essentially pyrolusite) and is associated with jasper and chert horizons of the Upper Vulcano-Sedimentary Complex.
Mining concession no. 1130, registered on 01-05-1922.
Geologia da ocorrência:
Tipos: ocorrências de manganês, ligadas a vulcanismo - estratiformes.
Génese: singenética, vulcanogénica-sedimentar. Supergénica.
Descrição geológica: lentículas de pirolusite, associadas a jaspes e interestratificadas.
Geologia local: complexo vulcano-sedimentar.
Geologia regional: sub-sector Pomarão-Castro Verde da faixa piritosa.
Mineralizações principais: pirolusite, psilomelano
Mineralizações secundárias: wad.
Distribuições: bolsadas.
Morfologias: estratiforme, lenticular.
Gangas: argilas, jaspe.
Rochas encaixantes: jaspe, xistos.
LNEG/Siorminp cod. 730Mn
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4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Mogánite | 4.DA.20 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Manganese Oxides' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Mogánite | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Mogánite | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- South Portuguese ZoneOrogenic Belt
EuropeContinent
Iberian PeninsulaPeninsula
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References
[1]Oliveira, Daniel P. S. de, Silva, Teresa P., Morais, Igor, Fernandes, João A. E. (2025) Chemical and Mineralogical Characterization of Waste from Abandoned Copper and Manganese Mines in the Iberian Pyrite Belt, Portugal: A First Step Towards the Waste-to-Value Recycling Process. Minerals, 15 (1). doi:10.3390/min15010058
