Serra dos Monges No. 2 Mine, Santiago do Escoural, Montemor-o-Novo, Évora, Portugali
Regional Level Types | |
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Serra dos Monges No. 2 Mine | Mine (Abandoned) |
Santiago do Escoural | Civil Parish |
Montemor-o-Novo | Municipality |
Évora | District |
Portugal | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 34' 16'' North , 8° 11' 25'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2024
Deposit first discovered:
1904
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Montemor-o-Novo | 12,854 (2014) | 8.8km |
Évora | 55,620 (2018) | 25.2km |
Vendas Novas | 11,248 (2014) | 26.0km |
Alcácer do Sal | 9,198 (2014) | 35.8km |
Alvito | 2,504 (2018) | 39.1km |
Mindat Locality ID:
109205
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:109205:2
GUID (UUID V4):
178fb443-9c41-4a7c-9be2-3e859528f4df
Name(s) in local language(s):
MIna da Serra dos Monges no. 2, Santiago do Escoural, Montemor-o-Novo, Distrito de Évora, Portugal
Old iron mine.
Mining concession no. 384 Serra dos Monges No. 2 (Fe), registered on 28-06-1904.
In this publication "Adalberto de Andrade et al. – Minas de Ferro de Montemor-o-Novo (Relatório do Estudo Feito nas Minas: Serra dos Monges no. 1, Herdade da Defesa e da Sala, Herdade da Nogueirinha, Herdade da Serrinha, Ferrarias (Herdade da Gamela), Herdade do Castelo, Vale da Arca, Carvalhal, Casas Novas e Serra dos Monges no. 2) – Ministério da Economia, Direcção Geral de Minas e Serviços Geológicos, Serviço de Fomento Mineiro – Lisboa, 1949” the authors mention, on page 32: "In the area covered by this concession, we found no mining activity whatsoever, leading us to conclude that it has never been subjected to mining operations."
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
5 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 References: |
ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 References: |
ⓘ 'Limonite' References: |
ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 References: |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
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Serra dos Monges No. 2 Mine, Santiago do Escoural, Montemor-o-Novo, Évora, Portugal