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Fonte Santa Mine, Lagoaça e Fornos, Freixo de Espada à Cinta, Bragança, Portugal i
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Fonte Santa Mine Mine
Lagoaça e Fornos Civil Parish
Freixo de Espada à Cinta Municipality
Bragança District
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

41° 13' 55'' North , 6° 45' 56'' West

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

41.23203,-6.76566

Type:

Köppen climate type:

Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Lagoaça	617 (2018)	5.5km
Mieza	325 (2012)	9.8km
Aldeadávila de la Ribera	1,490 (2012)	12.5km
Mogadouro	3,936 (2011)	12.8km
La Zarza de Pumareda	165 (2012)	13.9km

Mindat Locality ID:

61112

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:61112:8

GUID (UUID V4):

0

Name(s) in local language(s):

Mina da Fonte Santa, Lagoaça, Freixo de Espada à Cinta, Distrito de Bragança, Portugal

Mining concession no. 3112 Fonte Santa (W) registered on 05-07-1956.

Vein-type tungsten deposit, mined from 1942 to 1984. Overall production was 2784 tons of tungsten.
Scheelite-bearing quartz veins cut Lower Ordovician quartzites.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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14 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Formula: Na(AlSi₃O₈)

References:

Gomes, M.E.P., Antunes, I.M.H.R., Pacheco, F.A.L., Neiva, A. M. R., and Silva, P.B. (2010): Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts 2010.

ⓘ Arsenopyrite

Formula: FeAsS

References:

Gomes, M.E.P., Antunes, I.M.H.R., Pacheco, F.A.L., Neiva, A. M. R., and Silva, P.B. (2010): Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts 2010.

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

References:

Gomes, M.E.P., Antunes, I.M.H.R., Pacheco, F.A.L., Neiva, A. M. R., and Silva, P.B. (2010): Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts 2010.

ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'

References:

Gomes, M.E.P., Antunes, I.M.H.R., Pacheco, F.A.L., Neiva, A. M. R., and Silva, P.B. (2010): Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts 2010.

Formula: PbS

References:

Gomes, M.E.P., Antunes, I.M.H.R., Pacheco, F.A.L., Neiva, A. M. R., and Silva, P.B. (2010): Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts 2010.

Formula: Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄ · n(H₂O)

References:

Gomes, M.E.P., Antunes, I.M.H.R., Pacheco, F.A.L., Neiva, A. M. R., and Silva, P.B. (2010): Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts 2010.

ⓘ Hydrokenoelsmoreite

Formula: ◻₂W₂O₆(H₂O)

References:

Gomes, M.E.P., Antunes, I.M.H.R., Pacheco, F.A.L., Neiva, A. M. R., and Silva, P.B. (2010): Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts 2010.

ⓘ Hydrokenoelsmoreite var. Ferritungstite

Formula: ◻₂(W,Fe³⁺)₂(O,OH)₆(H₂O)

References:

Gomes, M.E.P., Antunes, I.M.H.R., Pacheco, F.A.L., Neiva, A. M. R., and Silva, P.B. (2010): Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts 2010.

Formula: KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

References:

Gomes, M.E.P., Antunes, I.M.H.R., Pacheco, F.A.L., Neiva, A. M. R., and Silva, P.B. (2010): Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts 2010.

Formula: FeS₂

References:

Gomes, M.E.P., Antunes, I.M.H.R., Pacheco, F.A.L., Neiva, A. M. R., and Silva, P.B. (2010): Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts 2010.

Formula: Fe_1-xS

References:

Gomes, M.E.P., Antunes, I.M.H.R., Pacheco, F.A.L., Neiva, A. M. R., and Silva, P.B. (2010): Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts 2010.

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Gomes, M.E.P., Antunes, I.M.H.R., Pacheco, F.A.L., Neiva, A. M. R., and Silva, P.B. (2010): Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts 2010.

Formula: Ca(WO₄)

References:

Gomes, M.E.P., Antunes, I.M.H.R., Pacheco, F.A.L., Neiva, A. M. R., and Silva, P.B. (2010): Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts 2010.

ⓘ 'Smectite Group'

Formula: A_0.3D_2-3[T₄O₁₀]Z₂ · nH₂O

References:

Gomes, M.E.P., Antunes, I.M.H.R., Pacheco, F.A.L., Neiva, A. M. R., and Silva, P.B. (2010): Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts 2010.

Formula: ZnS

References:

Gomes, M.E.P., Antunes, I.M.H.R., Pacheco, F.A.L., Neiva, A. M. R., and Silva, P.B. (2010): Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts 2010.

Formula: Pb(WO₄)

References:

Gomes, M.E.P., Antunes, I.M.H.R., Pacheco, F.A.L., Neiva, A. M. R., and Silva, P.B. (2010): Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts 2010.

ⓘ Vermiculite

Formula: Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄ · 8H₂O

References:

Gomes, M.E.P., Antunes, I.M.H.R., Pacheco, F.A.L., Neiva, A. M. R., and Silva, P.B. (2010): Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts 2010.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Pyrrhotite	2.CC.10	Fe_1-xS
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Arsenopyrite	2.EB.20	FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Hydrokenoelsmoreite var. Ferritungstite	4.DH.15	◻₂(W,Fe³⁺)₂(O,OH)₆(H₂O)
ⓘ		4.DH.15	◻₂W₂O₆(H₂O)
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Scheelite	7.GA.05	Ca(WO₄)
ⓘ	Stolzite	7.GA.05	Pb(WO₄)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Muscovite	9.EC.15	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Vermiculite	9.EC.50	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄ · 8H₂O
ⓘ	Halloysite	9.ED.10	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄ · n(H₂O)
ⓘ	Albite	9.FA.35	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Chlorite Group'	-
ⓘ	'Smectite Group'	-	A_0.3D_2-3[T₄O₁₀]Z₂ · nH₂O

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Hydrokenoelsmoreite var. Ferritungstite	◻₂(W,Fe³⁺)₂(O,OH)₆(H₂O)
H	ⓘ Halloysite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄ · n(H₂O)
H	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄ · 8H₂O
H	ⓘ Smectite Group	A_0.3D_2-3[T₄O₁₀]Z₂ · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Hydrokenoelsmoreite	◻₂W₂O₆(H₂O)
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
O	ⓘ Hydrokenoelsmoreite var. Ferritungstite	◻₂(W,Fe³⁺)₂(O,OH)₆(H₂O)
O	ⓘ Halloysite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄ · n(H₂O)
O	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)
O	ⓘ Stolzite	Pb(WO₄)
O	ⓘ Vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄ · 8H₂O
O	ⓘ Smectite Group	A_0.3D_2-3[T₄O₁₀]Z₂ · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Hydrokenoelsmoreite	◻₂W₂O₆(H₂O)
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄ · 8H₂O
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Al	ⓘ Halloysite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄ · n(H₂O)
Al	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄ · 8H₂O
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	ⓘ Halloysite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄ · n(H₂O)
Si	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄ · 8H₂O
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Hydrokenoelsmoreite var. Ferritungstite	◻₂(W,Fe³⁺)₂(O,OH)₆(H₂O)
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Fe	ⓘ Vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄ · 8H₂O
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
W	Tungsten
W	ⓘ Hydrokenoelsmoreite var. Ferritungstite	◻₂(W,Fe³⁺)₂(O,OH)₆(H₂O)
W	ⓘ Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)
W	ⓘ Stolzite	Pb(WO₄)
W	ⓘ Hydrokenoelsmoreite	◻₂W₂O₆(H₂O)
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS
Pb	ⓘ Stolzite	Pb(WO₄)

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References

Gomes, M.E.P., Antunes, I.M.H.R., Pacheco, F.A.L., Neiva, A. M. R., and Silva, P.B. (2010): Weathering and hydrochemistry associated with the old mine workings at Fonte Santa (NE of Portugal). Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts 2010.

Gomes, M.E.P., Antunes, I.M.H.R. (2010): Geochemistry of stream sediments and soils from Fonte Santa old mine (Lagoaça, NE of Portugal).

Gomes, M.E.P., Antunes, I.M.H.R., Silva, P.B., Neiva, A.M.R., Pacheco, F.A.L. (2010) Geochemistry of waters associated with the old mine workings at Fonte Santa (NE of Portugal) Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 105 (3) 153-165 doi:10.1016/j.gexplo.2010.05.001

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