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Vela, Guarda, Guarda, Portugali
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VelaCivil Parish
GuardaMunicipality
GuardaMunicipality
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Mindat Locality ID:
46930
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:46930:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Vela, Guarda, Guarda, Portugal
German:
Vela, Guarda, Distrikt Guarda, Portugal
Portuguese:
Vela, Guarda, Guarda, Portugal
Russian:
Вела, Гуарда, Гуарда, Португалия
Spanish:
Vela, Guarda, Distrito de Guarda, Portugal
Asturian:
Vela, Guarda, Distritu de Guarda
Cebuano:
Vela, Guarda, Distrito da Guarda
Dutch:
Vela, Guarda , Guarda, Portugal
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Вела


Parish of Guarda municipality.

Registered mining concessions (up to 1962):
CM50 Vale Mourão (Sn), registered on 14-08-1950
CM47 Quinta da Levanda (Sn-Nb-Ta-Ti), registered on 16-03-1950 (desmembrado DG 23-02-1956)
2244 Ponte da Vela (Sn-Ti), registered on 01-04-1947
1995 A Serra (Sn), registered on 03-04-1941 - not licensed
1996 Ribeira de Santo Amaro no. 1 (Sn), registered on 03-04-1941 - not licensed
1953 Sobreiro (Sn), registered on 21-01-1939
1952 Quinta das Flores (Sn-Ti), registered on 20-01-1939
1859 Alvarrões no. 25 (Li-Sn), registered on 16-09-1932
CM16 Gaia (Sn), registered on 12-12-1927 (desmembrado DG 25-07-1960)
1627 Carvalheira (Sn), registered on 15-10-1927
1628 Pequito de Cima (Sn), registered on 15-10-1927
1623 Quinta das Mantas (Sn), registered on 13-10-1927
1624 Sobreiras (Sn), registered on 13-10-1927
1625 Ribeiro dos Malatos (Sn), registered on 13-10-1927
1626 Vale Mourão no. 3 (Sn), registered on 13-10-1927 - inc. in the Vale Mourão mining field
1613 Ceará (Sn), registered on 29-09-1927
1614 Galgueirra (Sn-U), registered on 29-09-1927
1615 Quinta do Lagedo (Sn), registered on 29-09-1927
1616 Quinta Nova (Sn), registered on 29-09-1927
1617 Tapada dos Sobreiros (Sn), registered on 29-09-1927
1618 Torre (Sn), registered on 29-09-1927
1581 Marquesa (Sn), registered on 25-01-1927
1582 Pequito no. 1 (Sn), registered on 25-01-1927
1583 Quinta da Torre (Sn), registered on 25-01-1927
1584 Teixeira no. 1 (Sn), registered on 25-01-1927
1585 Teixeira no. 2 (Sn), registered on 25-01-1927
1586 Vale da Amezendinha no. 1 (Sn), registered on 25-01-1927
1587 Vale da Amezendinha no. 2 (Sn), registered on 25-01-1927
1588 Vendas no. 1 (Sn), registered on 25-01-1927
1589 Vendas no. 2 (Sn), registered on 25-01-1927
1543 Alvarrões no. 22 (Li), registered on 22-09-1926
1544 Alvarrões no. 23 (Li), registered on 22-09-1926
913 Vale Mourão no. 1 (Sn), registered on 23-02-1920 - inc. in the Vale Mourão mining field
912 Vale Mourão no. 2 (Sn), registered on 21-02-1920 - inc. in the Vale Mourão mining field
911 Miradouro das Boas Vistas (Sn), registered on 19-02-1920
782 Quinta do Teixeira (Sn), registered on 25-01-1918
762 Quinta da Levada (Sn-Nb-Ta-Ti), registered on 07-11-1917
637 Sobral (Sn), registered on 19-11-1914
595 Pequito (Sn), registered on 22-08-1913

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22 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Amblygonite
Formula: LiAl(PO4)F
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
Bermanite
Formula: Mn2+Mn3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O
Bertrandite
Formula: Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Cacoxenite
Formula: Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
Elbaite
Formula: Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
References:
Rui Nunes' information 2026Identification: Visual Identification
'Feldspar Group'
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Frondelite
Formula: (Mn2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5
Hureaulite
Formula: Mn2+5(PO3OH)2(PO4)2 · 4H2O
'Lepidolite'
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Phosphosiderite
Formula: FePO4 · 2H2O
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
Rockbridgeite
Formula: (Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5
Stewartite
Formula: Mn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O
Strengite
Formula: FePO4 · 2H2O
Strunzite
Formula: Mn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O
'Tantalite'
Formula: (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
References:
Rui Nunes' information 2026Identification: Visual Identification
Tantalite-(Mn)
Formula: Mn2+Ta2O6
Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz
var. Amethyst
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Tantalite-(Mn)4.DB.35Mn2+Ta2O6
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Amblygonite8.BB.05LiAl(PO4)F
Frondelite8.BC.10(Mn2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5
Rockbridgeite8.BC.10(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Hureaulite8.CB.10Mn2+5(PO3OH)2(PO4)2 · 4H2O
Phosphosiderite8.CD.05FePO4 · 2H2O
Strengite8.CD.10FePO4 · 2H2O
Bermanite8.DC.20Mn2+Mn3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O
Strunzite8.DC.25Mn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O
Stewartite8.DC.30Mn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O
Cacoxenite8.DC.40Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Topaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Bertrandite9.BD.05Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Elbaite9.CK.05Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Feldspar Group'-
'Lepidolite'-
'Tantalite'-(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BermaniteMn2+Mn23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O
H BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
H CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
H ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H Frondelite(Mn2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe33+(PO4)3(OH)5
H HureauliteMn52+(PO3OH)2(PO4)2 · 4H2O
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H PhosphosideriteFePO4 · 2H2O
H Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe33+(PO4)3(OH)5
H StewartiteMn2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O
H StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
H StrunziteMn2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O
H TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
LiLithium
Li AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Li ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
BeBeryllium
Be BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
B ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
O Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
O BermaniteMn2+Mn23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O
O BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
O CassiteriteSnO2
O ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O Frondelite(Mn2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe33+(PO4)3(OH)5
O HureauliteMn52+(PO3OH)2(PO4)2 · 4H2O
O Tantalite-(Mn)Mn2+Ta2O6
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O PhosphosideriteFePO4 · 2H2O
O QuartzSiO2
O Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe33+(PO4)3(OH)5
O StewartiteMn2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O
O StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
O StrunziteMn2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O
O Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
O TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
FFluorine
F AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
F FluoriteCaF2
F TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Al ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Si BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
PPhosphorus
P AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
P BermaniteMn2+Mn23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O
P CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
P Frondelite(Mn2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe33+(PO4)3(OH)5
P HureauliteMn52+(PO3OH)2(PO4)2 · 4H2O
P PhosphosideriteFePO4 · 2H2O
P Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe33+(PO4)3(OH)5
P StewartiteMn2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O
P StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
P StrunziteMn2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
KPotassium
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
MnManganese
Mn BermaniteMn2+Mn23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O
Mn Frondelite(Mn2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe33+(PO4)3(OH)5
Mn HureauliteMn52+(PO3OH)2(PO4)2 · 4H2O
Mn Tantalite-(Mn)Mn2+Ta2O6
Mn StewartiteMn2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O
Mn StrunziteMn2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O
Mn Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
FeIron
Fe CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Fe Frondelite(Mn2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe33+(PO4)3(OH)5
Fe PhosphosideriteFePO4 · 2H2O
Fe Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe33+(PO4)3(OH)5
Fe StewartiteMn2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O
Fe StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
Fe StrunziteMn2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O
Fe Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
NbNiobium
Nb Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
SnTin
Sn CassiteriteSnO2
TaTantalum
Ta Tantalite-(Mn)Mn2+Ta2O6
Ta Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6

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