Vote for your favorite mineral in #MinCup26! - Quartz vs. Asagiite
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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Vale Pequeno e Pia do Bicho, Arrimal e Mendiga, Porto de Mós, Leiria, Portugali
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Vale Pequeno e Pia do BichoMine (Inactive)
Arrimal e MendigaCivil Parish
Porto de MósMunicipality
LeiriaDistrict
PortugalCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 29' 57'' North , 8° 52' 33'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
39.49926,-8.87599
GRN:
N27W05
Type:
Mine (Inactive) - last checked 2022
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Aljubarrota6,146 (2016)8.8km
Turquel4,434 (2016)9.5km
Alcanede5,020 (2012)10.5km
Alcobaça15,800 (2018)10.5km
Benedita8,556 (2012)11.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
425320
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:425320:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Fe occurrences.

[- Ocorrências de Ferro - sedimentares marinhas - estratiformes.
-Ocorrências de Ferro - ligadas a processos metamórficos - estratiformes.
Génese: sedimentar marinha. singenética, metamórfica.
Descrição geológica: camada brechóide constituída por cimento hematítico e fragmentos angulosos de calcário.
Geologia local: camadas de Cabaços e de Montejunto.
Geologia regional: Jurássico.
Mineralizações Principais: hematite (oligisto).
Morfologias: estratiforme.
Gangas: calcários.
Rochas encaixantes: calcários.
LNEG ID: 2204Fe.]

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ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3

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OOxygen
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3

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