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Chão do Castanheiro, Cubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde (Mesquitela e Cunha Alta), Mangualde, Viseu, Portugali
Regional Level Types
Chão do CastanheiroGroup of Mines
Cubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde areaPegmatite Field
Mangualde (Mesquitela e Cunha Alta)Civil Parish
MangualdeMunicipality
ViseuDistrict
PortugalCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 35' 12'' North , 7° 45' 5'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Mines
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Mesquitela954 (2018)0.4km
Mangualde8,895 (2014)2.1km
Nelas4,190 (2014)10.4km
Rio de Loba9,529 (2018)13.8km
Viseu26,364 (2018)15.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
54909
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:54909:8
GUID (UUID V4):
2275630d-f270-48b1-8dda-4d497f679ec9
Name(s) in local language(s):
Chão do Castanheiro, Mesquitela, Mangualde, Distrito de Viseu, Portugal


Granite pegmatites: Be, Li, W, Sn and Ta mines.

Opened on 14-05-1935.

Mine no. 1890.

Notes:

1 — shafts no. 1, 2 (Cabeço do Seixo) 3, 4, and 5 (Regada). These two localities correspond to the old mining concession of Chão do Castanheiro.

2 — today, all the mines in this pegmatitic formation have a common name: Cubos. This applies to the following uploaded localities: Cabeço do Seixo, Regada, Rochel, Chão do Castanheiro and Cubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area with eight shafts splited among them.

See: http://www.mindat.org/mesg-25-299281.html

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Mineral List


33 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Beraunite
Formula: Fe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
Bermanite
Formula: Mn2+Mn3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Cyrilovite
Formula: NaFe3+3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
Fairfieldite
Formula: Ca2Mn2+(PO4)2 · 2H2O
'Feldspar Group'
Ferroberaunite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)5 · 6H2O
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Frondelite
Formula: Mn2+Fe3+4(PO4)3(OH)5
Heterosite
Formula: (Fe3+,Mn3+)PO4
Hureaulite
Formula: Mn2+5(PO3OH)2(PO4)2 · 4H2O
Jahnsite-(CaMnFe)
Formula: {Ca}{Mn2+}{Fe2+2}{Fe3+2}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
Jahnsite-(CaMnMn)
Formula: {Ca}{Mn2+}{Mn2+2}{Fe3+2}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
Kryzhanovskite
Formula: (Fe3+,Mn2+)3(PO4)2(OH,H2O)3
'Lepidolite'
Lithiophilite
Formula: LiMn2+PO4
Macraeite (TL)
Formula: K(H2O)Mn2(Fe2Ti)(PO4)4[O(OH)](H2O)10 · 4H2O
Type Locality:
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Mitridatite
Formula: Ca2Fe3+3(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Pharmacosiderite
Formula: KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Phosphosiderite
Formula: FePO4 · 2H2O
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Rose Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rittmannite
Formula: {(Mn2+,Ca)}{Mn2+}{(Fe2+,Mn2+,Mg)2}{(Al,Fe3+)2}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
Rockbridgeite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+4(PO4)3(OH)5
Strengite
Formula: FePO4 · 2H2O
Switzerite
Formula: Mn2+3(PO4)2 · 7H2O
Triplite
Formula: Mn2+2(PO4)F
Vivianite
Formula: Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O

Gallery:

Mn2+Mn3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O Bermanite
Be3Al2(Si6O18) Beryl
Ca2Mn2+(PO4)2 · 2H2O Fairfieldite
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Muscovite
Mn2+2(PO4)F Triplite
Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O Vivianite

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz
var. Rose Quartz
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Lithiophilite8.AB.10LiMn2+PO4
Heterosite8.AB.10(Fe3+,Mn3+)PO4
Triplite8.BB.10Mn2+2(PO4)F
Frondelite8.BC.10Mn2+Fe3+4(PO4)3(OH)5
Rockbridgeite8.BC.10Fe2+Fe3+4(PO4)3(OH)5
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Hureaulite8.CB.10Mn2+5(PO3OH)2(PO4)2 · 4H2O
Kryzhanovskite8.CC.05(Fe3+,Mn2+)3(PO4)2(OH,H2O)3
Phosphosiderite8.CD.05FePO4 · 2H2O
Strengite8.CD.10FePO4 · 2H2O
Switzerite8.CE.25Mn2+3(PO4)2 · 7H2O
Vivianite8.CE.40Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Fairfieldite8.CG.05Ca2Mn2+(PO4)2 · 2H2O
Bermanite8.DC.20Mn2+Mn3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O
Beraunite8.DC.27Fe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
Ferroberaunite8.DH.Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)5 · 6H2O
Jahnsite-(CaMnFe)8.DH.15{Ca}{Mn2+}{Fe2+2}{Fe3+2}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
Jahnsite-(CaMnMn)8.DH.15{Ca}{Mn2+}{Mn2+2}{Fe3+2}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
Rittmannite8.DH.15{(Mn2+,Ca)}{Mn2+}{(Fe2+,Mn2+,Mg)2}{(Al,Fe3+)2}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
Mitridatite8.DH.30Ca2Fe3+3(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Macraeite (TL)8.DH.35K(H2O)Mn2(Fe2Ti)(PO4)4[O(OH)](H2O)10 · 4H2O
Pharmacosiderite8.DK.10KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Cyrilovite8.DL.10NaFe3+3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Almandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Lepidolite'-
'Feldspar Group'-
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BerauniteFe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
H BermaniteMn2+Mn23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H CyriloviteNaFe33+(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
H FairfielditeCa2Mn2+(PO4)2 · 2H2O
H FrondeliteMn2+Fe43+(PO4)3(OH)5
H HureauliteMn52+(PO3OH)2(PO4)2 · 4H2O
H Jahnsite-(CaMnFe){Ca}{Mn2+}{Fe22+}{Fe23+}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
H Jahnsite-(CaMnMn){Ca}{Mn2+}{Mn22+}{Fe23+}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
H Kryzhanovskite(Fe3+,Mn2+)3(PO4)2(OH,H2O)3
H MitridatiteCa2Fe33+(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
H PhosphosideriteFePO4 · 2H2O
H Rittmannite{(Mn2+,Ca)}{Mn2+}{(Fe2+,Mn2+,Mg)2}{(Al,Fe3+)2}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
H RockbridgeiteFe2+Fe43+(PO4)3(OH)5
H StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
H SwitzeriteMn32+(PO4)2 · 7H2O
H VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
H FerroberauniteFe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)5 · 6H2O
H MacraeiteK(H2O)Mn2(Fe2Ti)(PO4)4[O(OH)](H2O)10 · 4H2O
LiLithium
Li LithiophiliteLiMn2+PO4
BeBeryllium
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
O BerauniteFe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
O BermaniteMn2+Mn23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O CyriloviteNaFe33+(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
O FairfielditeCa2Mn2+(PO4)2 · 2H2O
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O FrondeliteMn2+Fe43+(PO4)3(OH)5
O Heterosite(Fe3+,Mn3+)PO4
O HureauliteMn52+(PO3OH)2(PO4)2 · 4H2O
O Jahnsite-(CaMnFe){Ca}{Mn2+}{Fe22+}{Fe23+}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
O Jahnsite-(CaMnMn){Ca}{Mn2+}{Mn22+}{Fe23+}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
O Kryzhanovskite(Fe3+,Mn2+)3(PO4)2(OH,H2O)3
O LithiophiliteLiMn2+PO4
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O MitridatiteCa2Fe33+(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
O PhosphosideriteFePO4 · 2H2O
O QuartzSiO2
O Rittmannite{(Mn2+,Ca)}{Mn2+}{(Fe2+,Mn2+,Mg)2}{(Al,Fe3+)2}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
O RockbridgeiteFe2+Fe43+(PO4)3(OH)5
O Quartz var. Rose QuartzSiO2
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
O StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
O SwitzeriteMn32+(PO4)2 · 7H2O
O TripliteMn22+(PO4)F
O VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
O FerroberauniteFe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)5 · 6H2O
O MacraeiteK(H2O)Mn2(Fe2Ti)(PO4)4[O(OH)](H2O)10 · 4H2O
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
F TripliteMn22+(PO4)F
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na CyriloviteNaFe33+(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg Rittmannite{(Mn2+,Ca)}{Mn2+}{(Fe2+,Mn2+,Mg)2}{(Al,Fe3+)2}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Rittmannite{(Mn2+,Ca)}{Mn2+}{(Fe2+,Mn2+,Mg)2}{(Al,Fe3+)2}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Rose QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P BerauniteFe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
P BermaniteMn2+Mn23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O
P CyriloviteNaFe33+(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
P FairfielditeCa2Mn2+(PO4)2 · 2H2O
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
P FrondeliteMn2+Fe43+(PO4)3(OH)5
P Heterosite(Fe3+,Mn3+)PO4
P HureauliteMn52+(PO3OH)2(PO4)2 · 4H2O
P Jahnsite-(CaMnFe){Ca}{Mn2+}{Fe22+}{Fe23+}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
P Jahnsite-(CaMnMn){Ca}{Mn2+}{Mn22+}{Fe23+}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
P Kryzhanovskite(Fe3+,Mn2+)3(PO4)2(OH,H2O)3
P LithiophiliteLiMn2+PO4
P MitridatiteCa2Fe33+(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O
P PhosphosideriteFePO4 · 2H2O
P Rittmannite{(Mn2+,Ca)}{Mn2+}{(Fe2+,Mn2+,Mg)2}{(Al,Fe3+)2}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
P RockbridgeiteFe2+Fe43+(PO4)3(OH)5
P StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
P SwitzeriteMn32+(PO4)2 · 7H2O
P TripliteMn22+(PO4)F
P VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
P FerroberauniteFe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)5 · 6H2O
P MacraeiteK(H2O)Mn2(Fe2Ti)(PO4)4[O(OH)](H2O)10 · 4H2O
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
K MacraeiteK(H2O)Mn2(Fe2Ti)(PO4)4[O(OH)](H2O)10 · 4H2O
CaCalcium
Ca FairfielditeCa2Mn2+(PO4)2 · 2H2O
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca Jahnsite-(CaMnFe){Ca}{Mn2+}{Fe22+}{Fe23+}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
Ca Jahnsite-(CaMnMn){Ca}{Mn2+}{Mn22+}{Fe23+}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
Ca MitridatiteCa2Fe33+(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Ca Rittmannite{(Mn2+,Ca)}{Mn2+}{(Fe2+,Mn2+,Mg)2}{(Al,Fe3+)2}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti MacraeiteK(H2O)Mn2(Fe2Ti)(PO4)4[O(OH)](H2O)10 · 4H2O
MnManganese
Mn BermaniteMn2+Mn23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O
Mn FairfielditeCa2Mn2+(PO4)2 · 2H2O
Mn FrondeliteMn2+Fe43+(PO4)3(OH)5
Mn Heterosite(Fe3+,Mn3+)PO4
Mn HureauliteMn52+(PO3OH)2(PO4)2 · 4H2O
Mn Jahnsite-(CaMnFe){Ca}{Mn2+}{Fe22+}{Fe23+}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
Mn Jahnsite-(CaMnMn){Ca}{Mn2+}{Mn22+}{Fe23+}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
Mn Kryzhanovskite(Fe3+,Mn2+)3(PO4)2(OH,H2O)3
Mn LithiophiliteLiMn2+PO4
Mn Rittmannite{(Mn2+,Ca)}{Mn2+}{(Fe2+,Mn2+,Mg)2}{(Al,Fe3+)2}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
Mn SwitzeriteMn32+(PO4)2 · 7H2O
Mn TripliteMn22+(PO4)F
Mn MacraeiteK(H2O)Mn2(Fe2Ti)(PO4)4[O(OH)](H2O)10 · 4H2O
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Fe BerauniteFe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe CyriloviteNaFe33+(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
Fe FrondeliteMn2+Fe43+(PO4)3(OH)5
Fe Heterosite(Fe3+,Mn3+)PO4
Fe Jahnsite-(CaMnFe){Ca}{Mn2+}{Fe22+}{Fe23+}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
Fe Jahnsite-(CaMnMn){Ca}{Mn2+}{Mn22+}{Fe23+}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
Fe Kryzhanovskite(Fe3+,Mn2+)3(PO4)2(OH,H2O)3
Fe MitridatiteCa2Fe33+(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Fe PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Fe PhosphosideriteFePO4 · 2H2O
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe Rittmannite{(Mn2+,Ca)}{Mn2+}{(Fe2+,Mn2+,Mg)2}{(Al,Fe3+)2}(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
Fe RockbridgeiteFe2+Fe43+(PO4)3(OH)5
Fe StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
Fe VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Fe FerroberauniteFe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)5 · 6H2O
Fe MacraeiteK(H2O)Mn2(Fe2Ti)(PO4)4[O(OH)](H2O)10 · 4H2O
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2

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