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Pedra da Luz Mines, Trindade, Vila Flor, Bragança, Portugali
Regional Level Types
Pedra da Luz MinesGroup of Mines
TrindadeCivil Parish
Vila FlorMunicipality
BragançaDistrict
PortugalCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 23' 32'' North , 7° 7' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
41.39233,-7.11681
GeoHash:
G#: ez6gqp1xy
GRN:
N28W04
Type:
Group of Mines
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Mirandela12,504 (2018)12.1km
Macedo de Cavaleiros6,566 (2014)20.8km
Belver1,100 (2018)20.9km
Carrazeda de Anciães6,373 (2018)23.0km
Torre de Moncorvo8,572 (2018)24.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
68185
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:68185:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Minas da Pedra Luz, Trindade, Vila Flor, Distrito de Bragança, Portugal


Located 10 kilometers SE of Mirandela.

Perigranitic mineralization with lateral zoning around a Hercynian leucogranite : stade 1/near the granite (scheelite, wolframite, molybdenite, bismuth, bismuth sulfosalts).
(cf. Freixeda and Lombo da Veiga deposits).
CO2-fluids, 490-550 °C.

Host rocks are Lower Silurian metasedimentary rocks (phyllitic quartzites and black shales).
Biotite zone of amphibolite facies.
Contact metamorphism (granite) : cordierite, andalusite and muscovite.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


11 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Graphite
Formula: C
ⓘ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
ⓘ Native Bismuth
Formula: Bi
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Description: Mosaic quartz, slightly fissured, with a weak undulating extinction.
ⓘ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Sphalerite var. Marmatite
Formula: (Zn,Fe)S
ⓘ Stannite
Formula: Cu2FeSnS4
ⓘ 'Wolframite Group'

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Bismuth1.CA.05Bi
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘvar. Marmatite2.CB.05a(Zn,Fe)S
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘStannite2.CB.15aCu2FeSnS4
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘMolybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘScheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ GraphiteC
OOxygen
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Sⓘ Sphalerite var. Marmatite(Zn,Fe)S
CaCalcium
Caⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Feⓘ Sphalerite var. Marmatite(Zn,Fe)S
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Znⓘ Sphalerite var. Marmatite(Zn,Fe)S
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
SnTin
Snⓘ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
WTungsten
Wⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
BiBismuth
Biⓘ Native BismuthBi

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