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Serrinha waste pile - Pejão mining area - Douro Coalfield, Arouca, Aveiro, Portugali
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Serrinha waste pile - Pejão mining area - Douro CoalfieldCoal Field
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Name(s) in local language(s):Serrinha, Couto mineiro do Pejão, Campo carbonífero do Douro, Arouca, Distrito de Aveiro, Portugal
Location is approximate, estimate based on other nearby localities.
 
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): 40° North , 8° West (est.)
Margin of Error:~12km
Locality type:Coal Field
Köppen climate type:Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate


Sulphates formed due to weathering of coal waste.
Located about 18 km NW of Arouca.

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4 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Blödite
Formula: Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Reference: Joana Ribeiro, Silvio R. Taffarel, Carlos H. Sampaio, Deolinda Flores, Luis F.O. Silva (2013): Mineral speciation and fate of some hazardous contaminants in coal waste pile from anthracite mining in Portugal. International Journal of Coal Geology, 109-110, 15-23.
ⓘ Epsomite
Formula: MgSO4 · 7H2O
Reference: Joana Ribeiro, Silvio R. Taffarel, Carlos H. Sampaio, Deolinda Flores, Luis F.O. Silva (2013): Mineral speciation and fate of some hazardous contaminants in coal waste pile from anthracite mining in Portugal. International Journal of Coal Geology, 109-110, 15-23.
ⓘ Hexahydrite
Formula: MgSO4 · 6H2O
Reference: Joana Ribeiro, Silvio R. Taffarel, Carlos H. Sampaio, Deolinda Flores, Luis F.O. Silva (2013): Mineral speciation and fate of some hazardous contaminants in coal waste pile from anthracite mining in Portugal. International Journal of Coal Geology, 109-110, 15-23.
ⓘ Pickeringite
Formula: MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
Reference: Joana Ribeiro, Silvio R. Taffarel, Carlos H. Sampaio, Deolinda Flores, Luis F.O. Silva (2013): Mineral speciation and fate of some hazardous contaminants in coal waste pile from anthracite mining in Portugal. International Journal of Coal Geology, 109-110, 15-23.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ'Blödite'7.CC.50Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
ⓘ'Epsomite'7.CB.40MgSO4 · 7H2O
ⓘ'Hexahydrite'7.CB.25MgSO4 · 6H2O
ⓘ'Pickeringite'7.CB.85MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O

List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification

Group 29 - HYDRATED ACID AND NORMAL SULFATES
A2B(XO4)2·xH2O
ⓘBlödite29.3.3.1Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
AXO4·xH2O
ⓘEpsomite29.6.11.1MgSO4 · 7H2O
ⓘHexahydrite29.6.8.1MgSO4 · 6H2O
AB2(XO4)4·H2O
ⓘPickeringite29.7.3.1MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Hⓘ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Hⓘ HexahydriteMgSO4 · 6H2O
Hⓘ PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Oⓘ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Oⓘ HexahydriteMgSO4 · 6H2O
Oⓘ PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Mgⓘ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Mgⓘ HexahydriteMgSO4 · 6H2O
Mgⓘ PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Sⓘ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Sⓘ HexahydriteMgSO4 · 6H2O
Sⓘ PickeringiteMgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O

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