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Ursa beach, Colares, Sintra, Lisbon, Portugali
Regional Level Types
Ursa beachBeach
ColaresCivil Parish
SintraMunicipality
LisbonDistrict
PortugalCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 47' 12'' North , 9° 29' 44'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Colares7,905 (2012)4.4km
Figueira do Guincho500 (2012)4.8km
Azenhas do Mar800 (2018)6.8km
Fontanelas6,001 (2018)8.4km
Alcabideche33,315 (2012)9.5km
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ClubLocationDistance
Clube Português de Mineralogia - CPMINLisbon, Portugal23km
Mindat Locality ID:
402472
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:402472:2
GUID (UUID V4):
1adbc8b1-c8c2-48f1-96f5-0f1bb397a7b1


A small and of difficult access beach in the foot of granite cliffs located north of Roca Cabe (Cabo da Roca) lighthouse, the westernmost point of mainland Europe.
This place is in the western end of the Sintra Mountain (Serra de Sintra).

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2 valid minerals.

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Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
Quartz
Formula: SiO2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
Augite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Unclassified
'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
O QuartzSiO2
O Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
MgMagnesium
Mg Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
SiSilicon
Si Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
CaCalcium
Ca Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
FeIron
Fe Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6

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