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Alter do Chão, Alter do Chão, Portalegre, Portugali
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Alter do ChãoParish
Alter do ChãoMunicipality
PortalegreDistrict
PortugalCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 12' 1'' North , 7° 39' 33'' West
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Parish of Alter do Chão municipality.

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14 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Aegirine
Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6
Reference: SERRALHEIRO, António - Esboço geológico da região de Alter Pedroso; Boletim da Sociedade Geológica de Portugal - Vol. XII, fasc. III, (1957-58), p. 3-12, [4 p.]
Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Reference: Instituto Geológico e Mineiro collection
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Reference: LNEG Siorminp ID 1692CuBa
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: Rui Nunes' information 2019
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Reference: LNEG Siorminp ID 1692CuBa
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Reference: LNEG Siorminp ID 1692CuBa
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Reference: Rui Nunes' information 2019
'Feldspar Group'
Reference: Rui Nunes 2010 Decemeber
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Description: Massas cristalinas violetas sobre riebequite de Alter Pedroso, Alter do Chão, Portalegre (IST Lisboa).
Reference: IST Lisboa
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Reference: LNEG Siorminp ID 1691Py
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: Rui Nunes' information 2019
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Rui Nunes 2010 Decemeber
Riebeckite
Formula: ◻[Na2][Fe2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH)2
Reference: Martins da Pedra collection
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Reference: LNEG Siorminp ID 1692CuBa
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Reference: Joseph A. Freilich collection

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
Aegirine9.DA.25NaFe3+Si2O6
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Riebeckite9.DE.25◻[Na2][Fe2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH)2
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Feldspar Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O QuartzSiO2
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O CalciteCaCO3
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Na Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Si Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si QuartzSiO2
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SSulfur
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S BaryteBaSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CaCalcium
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Fe Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
Fe AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4

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