Almendra Mining Field, Almendra, Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Guarda, Portugali
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Almendra Mining Field | Mining Field |
| Almendra | Civil Parish |
| Vila Nova de Foz Côa | Municipality |
| Guarda | District |
| Portugal | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 0' 15'' North , 7° 4' 52'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Name(s) in local language(s):
Campo Mineiro de Almendra (Almendreiras e Torrão da Moita), Almendra, Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Distrito da Guarda, Portugal
Tin-tungsten mines.
Mining concessions:
3401 Torrão da Moita no. 5 (W), registered on 04-03-1967 - cancelled on 25-08-1976
3402 Gamoal no. 3 (W), registered on 04-03-1967 - cancelled on 25-08-1976
3403 Gramela (W), registered on 04-03-1967 - cancelled on 25-08-1976
3285 Gamoal no. 2 (W), registered on 23-07-1960
3266 Olival da Ferreira (Sn), registered on 02-10-1959
3267 Silveiral e Fumo (Sn), registered on 02-10-1959
3229 Gramela (W), registered on 26-09-1958
3230 Canada do Vale de Janares (W), registered on 26-09-1958
3231 Cabeço Furado (W), registered on 26-09-1958
3053 Torrão da Moita no. 2 (W), registered on 18-01-1956
3054 Torrão da Moita no. 3 (W), registered on 18-01-1956
3055 Torrão da Moita no. 4 (W), registered on 18-01-1956
2920 Torrão da Moita (W), registered on 27-04-1954
2778 Ribeira do Atalho (Sn-W), registered on 14-10-1952
[Mining concessions in the parish of Castelo Melhor:
2747 Almendreiras II (Sn-W), registered on 30-06-1951
2253 Almendreiras (W-Sn), registered on 10-04-1947]
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup' Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 Reference: LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 1476WSn |
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS Reference: LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 1476WSn |
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 Reference: LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 1476WSn |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 1476WSn |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS Reference: LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 1476WSn |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 1476WSn |
| ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) Reference: LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 1476WSn |
| ⓘ 'Wolframite Group' Reference: LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Siorminp ID 1476WSn |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 'Wolframite Group' | 4.DB.30 va | |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Amphibole Supergroup' | - | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
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