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Santana quarry, Castelo, Sesimbra, Setúbal, Portugali
Regional Level Types
Santana quarryQuarry (Abandoned)
CasteloCivil Parish
SesimbraMunicipality
SetúbalDistrict
PortugalCountry

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A view of the quarry

Santana quarry, Castelo, Sesimbra, Setúbal, Portugal
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Santana quarry, Castelo, Sesimbra, Setúbal, Portugal
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A view of the quarry

Santana quarry, Castelo, Sesimbra, Setúbal, Portugal
03516470017272089047875.jpg
A view of the quarry

Santana quarry, Castelo, Sesimbra, Setúbal, Portugal
04843120017272089045816.jpg


Santana quarry, Castelo, Sesimbra, Setúbal, Portugal
07974520017272089041144.jpg
A view of the quarry

Santana quarry, Castelo, Sesimbra, Setúbal, Portugal
03516470017272089047875.jpg
A view of the quarry

Santana quarry, Castelo, Sesimbra, Setúbal, Portugal
04843120017272089045816.jpg


Santana quarry, Castelo, Sesimbra, Setúbal, Portugal
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 27' 28'' North , 9° 6' 7'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
38.45787,-9.10197
GRN:
N26W06
Type:
Quarry (Abandoned) - last checked 2025
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Sesimbra41,134 (2018)1.5km
Azeitão18,877 (2018)10.3km
Quinta Do Conde25,606 (2018)13.0km
Aldeia de Paio Pires12,179 (2012)17.7km
Quinta do Anjo9,124 (2012)18.5km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Clube Português de Mineralogia - CPMINLisbon, Portugal29km
Mindat Locality ID:
66873
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:66873:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Gesseira de Santana (Pedreira no. 1695), Castelo, Sesimbra, Distrito de Setúbal, Portugal


Gesseira de Santana - gypsum quarry, inactive since 13-1973.

This locality corresponds to the former mining of gypsum, which occurs within the marly clays that outcrop in the salt diapir of Sesimbra, which was explored by the end of the 1950s to supply the local cement industry.



Mindat Articles


- Limestone Chain of Arrábida by Martins da Pedra http://www.mindat.org/article.php/1888
- Gesseira de Santana, Gypsum in Sesimbra https://www.mindat.org/a/gesseira_de_santana by Rui Nunes

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4 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘvar. Selenite7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O

Mindat Articles

Gesseira de Santana – A small, historic Gypsum mining site in Sesimbra by Rui Nunes


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