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Buraco Mine, São Mamede de Ribatua, Alijó, Vila Real, Portugali
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Name(s) in local language(s):Mina do Buraco, São Mamede de Ribatua, Alijó, Distrito de Vila Real, Portugal
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): 41° 14' 56'' North , 7° 27' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal): 41.24897,-7.45666
GeoHash:G#: ez6dwm4hx
Locality type:Mine
Köppen climate type:Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate


Tin-tungsten (Sn-W) mine.

Mining concession no. 620 registered on 22-11-1913.

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Iberian Peninsula

Peninsula - 1,601 mineral species & varietal names listed

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4 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Reference: LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 545WSn
ⓘ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
Reference: LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 545WSn
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 545WSn
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 545WSn
ⓘ 'Wolframite'
Formula: (Fe2+)WO4 to (Mn2+)WO4
Reference: LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 545WSn

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ'Arsenopyrite'2.EB.20FeAsS
ⓘ'Pyrite'2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ'Cassiterite'4.DB.05SnO2
ⓘ'Quartz'4.DA.05SiO2
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
ⓘ'Wolframite'-(Fe2+)WO4 to (Mn2+)WO4

List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification

Group 2 - SULFIDES
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.12.4.1FeAsS
ⓘPyrite2.12.1.1FeS2
Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES
AX2
ⓘCassiterite4.4.1.5SnO2
Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks
Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si
ⓘQuartz75.1.3.1SiO2
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
ⓘ'Wolframite'-(Fe2+)WO4 to (Mn2+)WO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Wolframite(Fe2+)WO4 to (Mn2+)WO4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
MnManganese
Mnⓘ Wolframite(Fe2+)WO4 to (Mn2+)WO4
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ Wolframite(Fe2+)WO4 to (Mn2+)WO4
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
SnTin
Snⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
WTungsten
Wⓘ Wolframite(Fe2+)WO4 to (Mn2+)WO4

Regional Geology

This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.

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Paleozoic
251.902 - 541 Ma



ID: 3189819
Paleozoic intrusive rocks

Age: Phanerozoic (251.902 - 541 Ma)

Lithology: Intrusive igneous rocks

Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154]

Middle Cambrian - Neoproterozoic
501 - 1000 Ma



ID: 3152734
Xisto-Grauvaquico Complex

Age: Neoproterozoic to Cambrian (501 - 1000 Ma)

Stratigraphic Name: Xisto-Grauvaquico Complex

Description: flysch (sediments)

Lithology: Shale/slate

Reference: Asch, K. The 1:5M International Geological Map of Europe and Adjacent Areas: Development and Implementation of a GIS-enabled Concept. Geologisches Jahrbuch, SA 3. [147]

Data and map coding provided by Macrostrat.org, used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License


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