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Sitio do Cobre Mine, Vila Velha de Ródão, Vila Velha de Ródão, Castelo Branco, Portugali
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Sitio do Cobre MineMine
Vila Velha de RódãoParish
Vila Velha de RódãoMunicipality
Castelo BrancoDistrict
PortugalCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 41' 16'' North , 7° 39' 35'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Vila Velha de Ródão3,521 (2018)3.8km
São Simão / Pé da Serra250 (2011)12.5km
Cedillo574 (2012)14.4km
Nisa7,450 (2018)19.2km
Castelo Branco33,479 (2012)20.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
246109
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:246109:3
GUID (UUID V4):
ac16cf2b-c2ac-4ff3-bc20-803207119a45
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina Sitio do Cobre, Minas dos Ingadanais, Tostão, Vila Velha de Rodão, Distrito de Castelo Branco, Portugal


In Sitio do Cobre mine are two wells with galleries / trenches aligned NE-SW, with well nº 1 to 140 m elevation and well nº 2 to 160 m elevation. It is possible to observe in these works, secondary copper minerals resulting from runoff. In well nº 2 there is a quartz vein under which the gallery follows. On the same side there is a dump with brownish yellow colour resulting from an erosion of the oxidation level (gossan) which extends up to the path that passes below the dump.

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Ruins of Ingadanais Mines by Martins da Pedra http://www.mindat.org/article.php/1620

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29 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Antlerite
Formula: Cu3(SO4)(OH)4
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Atacamite
Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cacoxenite
Formula: Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Chalcophyllite
Formula: Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Clinoclase
Formula: Cu3(AsO4)(OH)3
Connellite
Formula: Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Copper
Formula: Cu
Cornwallite
Formula: Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite
Formula: Cu2O
Delafossite
Formula: CuFeO2
Devilline
Formula: CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Goethite
Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH)
Jarosite ?
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Description: How was this mineral identified? We need further details.
Libethenite
Formula: Cu2(PO4)(OH)
Likasite
Formula: Cu3(NO3)(OH)5 · 2H2O
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Olivenite
Formula: Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Opal var. Opal-AN
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Parnauite
Formula: Cu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10 · 7H2O
Posnjakite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rouaite
Formula: Cu2(NO3)(OH)3
'Strunzite Group'
Tenorite
Formula: CuO
Turquoise
Formula: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
'Unnamed (Cu-S-Si-O-H)'
Formula: Cu-S-Si-O-H
Wavellite
Formula: Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Group 3 - Halides
Atacamite3.DA.10aCu2(OH)3Cl
Connellite3.DA.25Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.α-Fe3+O(OH)
Cuprite
var. Chalcotrichite
4.AA.10Cu2O
4.AA.10Cu2O
Tenorite4.AB.10CuO
Delafossite4.AB.15CuFeO2
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Opal
var. Opal-AN
4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Rouaite5.NB.05Cu2(NO3)(OH)3
Likasite5.ND.05Cu3(NO3)(OH)5 · 2H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Antlerite7.BB.15Cu3(SO4)(OH)4
Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Jarosite ?7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Posnjakite7.DD.10Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Devilline7.DD.30CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Libethenite8.BB.30Cu2(PO4)(OH)
Olivenite8.BB.30Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
Cornwallite8.BD.05Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
Clinoclase8.BE.20Cu3(AsO4)(OH)3
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Cacoxenite8.DC.40Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Wavellite8.DC.50Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O
Turquoise8.DD.15CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Chalcophyllite ?8.DF.30Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Parnauite8.DF.35Cu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10 · 7H2O
Unclassified
'Strunzite Group'-
'Unnamed (Cu-S-Si-O-H)'-Cu-S-Si-O-H

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
H AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
H CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
H ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
H ClinoclaseCu3(AsO4)(OH)3
H ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
H CornwalliteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
H DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
H Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
H Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
H JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
H LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
H LikasiteCu3(NO3)(OH)5 · 2H2O
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
H ParnauiteCu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10 · 7H2O
H PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
H TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
H WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O
H RouaiteCu2(NO3)(OH)3
H Unnamed (Cu-S-Si-O-H)Cu-S-Si-O-H
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
NNitrogen
N LikasiteCu3(NO3)(OH)5 · 2H2O
N RouaiteCu2(NO3)(OH)3
OOxygen
O AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
O AragoniteCaCO3
O AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
O CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
O Cuprite var. ChalcotrichiteCu2O
O ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
O ClinoclaseCu3(AsO4)(OH)3
O ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
O CornwalliteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
O CupriteCu2O
O DelafossiteCuFeO2
O DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
O Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
O JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
O LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
O LikasiteCu3(NO3)(OH)5 · 2H2O
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O ParnauiteCu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10 · 7H2O
O PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
O QuartzSiO2
O TenoriteCuO
O TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
O WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O
O RouaiteCu2(NO3)(OH)3
O Unnamed (Cu-S-Si-O-H)Cu-S-Si-O-H
FFluorine
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
F WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O
AlAluminium
Al CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Al ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Al TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Al WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O
SiSilicon
Si Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Unnamed (Cu-S-Si-O-H)Cu-S-Si-O-H
PPhosphorus
P CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
P LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
P TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
P WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O
SSulfur
S AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
S BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
S ChalcociteCu2S
S ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
S ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
S DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
S JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
S ParnauiteCu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10 · 7H2O
S PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
S Unnamed (Cu-S-Si-O-H)Cu-S-Si-O-H
ClChlorine
Cl AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Cl ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
KPotassium
K JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CaCalcium
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
FeIron
Fe CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Fe DelafossiteCuFeO2
Fe Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
Fe JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CuCopper
Cu AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
Cu AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu Cuprite var. ChalcotrichiteCu2O
Cu ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Cu ClinoclaseCu3(AsO4)(OH)3
Cu ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Cu CornwalliteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu CopperCu
Cu DelafossiteCuFeO2
Cu DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Cu LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
Cu LikasiteCu3(NO3)(OH)5 · 2H2O
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
Cu ParnauiteCu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10 · 7H2O
Cu PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Cu TenoriteCuO
Cu TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Cu RouaiteCu2(NO3)(OH)3
Cu Unnamed (Cu-S-Si-O-H)Cu-S-Si-O-H
AsArsenic
As ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
As ClinoclaseCu3(AsO4)(OH)3
As CornwalliteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
As OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
As ParnauiteCu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10 · 7H2O

Localities in this Region

  • Castelo Branco
    • Vila Velha de Ródão
      • Vila Velha de Ródão

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