Name(s) in local language(s): | Mina de Santa Cristina (Fervença), Vacariça, Mealhada, Distrito de Aveiro, Portugal |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 40° 21' 11'' North , 8° 23' 22'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 40.35333,-8.38972 |
GeoHash: | G#: ez4j944g1 |
Locality type: | Mine |
Köppen climate type: | Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate |
Coal (and Fe?) mine.
Mining concession no. 5 registered on 07-03-1850.
Regions containing this locality
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 2129Carvão |
ⓘ Pyrolusite Formula: Mn4+O2 Reference: LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 2129Carvão |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | 'Pyrite' | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | 'Pyrolusite' | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
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AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2 | |||
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.12.1.1 | FeS2 |
Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES | |||
AX2 | |||
ⓘ | Pyrolusite | 4.4.1.4 | Mn4+O2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
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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Ordovician 443.8 - 485.4 Ma ID: 3145566 | Ordovician quartzite Age: Ordovician (443.8 - 485.4 Ma) Description: low grade metamorphic Lithology: Major:{quartzite}, Minor{shale/slate,carbonates, consolidated,meta-volcanic rock group} 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] |
Cambrian 485.4 - 541 Ma ID: 3187107 | Paleozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Cambrian (485.4 - 541 Ma) Lithology: Sedimentary 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] |
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