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Herdade de Vale de Coelhos, Odivelas, Ferreira do Alentejo, Beja, Portugali
Regional Level Types
Herdade de Vale de CoelhosClaim (Abandoned)
OdivelasCivil Parish
Ferreira do AlentejoMunicipality
BejaDistrict
PortugalCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 10' 4'' North , 8° 8' 52'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
38.16801,-8.14783
GRN:
N26W05
Type:
Claim (Abandoned) - last checked 2026
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Peroguarda400 (2018)12.2km
Ferreira do Alentejo4,689 (2014)16.5km
Alvito2,504 (2018)16.8km
Trigaches572 (2018)17.6km
Faro do Alentejo591 (2018)18.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
55572
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:55572:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Herdade de Vale de Coelhos, Odivelas, Ferreira do Alentejo, distrito de Beja, Portugal


There are records of an occurrence of wollastonite.

The Herdade / locality of Vale de Coelhos is located in the parish of Odivelas, in the municipality of Ferreira do Alentejo, in the Baixo Alentejo region of southern Portugal.

Approximate coordinates: 38.168014 N, -8.147830 W.

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Commodity List

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Mineral List


7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Maghemite
Formula: (Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Wollastonite
Formula: Ca3(Si3O9)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘMaghemite4.BB.15(Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘWollastonite9.DG.05Ca3(Si3O9)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ Maghemite(Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ Maghemite(Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe23+O4
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2

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