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Alter Pedroso, Alter do Chão, Alter do Chão, Portalegre, Portugali
Regional Level Types
Alter Pedroso- not defined -
Alter do ChãoParish
Alter do ChãoMunicipality
PortalegreDistrict
PortugalCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 11' 19'' North , 7° 37' 22'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Alter do Chão2,600 (2018)3.2km
Vale da Amoreira10,828 (2018)14.8km
Portalegre15,581 (2018)20.2km
Monforte3,329 (2018)22.0km
Gáfete856 (2018)25.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
107963
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:107963:3
GUID (UUID V4):
88a09fa5-0a56-4781-82e0-765261d93bf0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Alter Pedroso, Alter do Chão, Distrito de Portalegre, Portugal


A small village in the Alter do Chão municipality.
Syenites, riebeckite outcrops.

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6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Aegirine
Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6
Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
'Feldspar Group'
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Description: Massas cristalinas violetas sobre riebequite de Alter Pedroso, Alter do Chão, Portalegre (IST Lisboa).
References:
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Riebeckite
Formula: ◻[Na2][Fe2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH)2
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

◻[Na2][Fe2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH)2 Riebeckite
Zr(SiO4) Zircon

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Aegirine9.DA.25NaFe3+Si2O6
Riebeckite9.DE.25◻[Na2][Fe2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH)2
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Feldspar Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
OOxygen
O AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O QuartzSiO2
O Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Na AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Si AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
CaCalcium
Ca FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Fe AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Fe Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)

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