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Alto dos Seixos No. 2 Mine, Melo e Nabais, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugali
Regional Level Types
Alto dos Seixos No. 2 MineMine
Melo e NabaisCivil Parish
GouveiaMunicipality
GuardaDistrict
PortugalCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 30' 7'' North , 7° 32' 40'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Manteigas3,900 (2014)11.0km
Famalicão615 (2018)15.6km
Seia7,082 (2014)16.9km
São Romão6,500 (2018)18.2km
Mesquitela954 (2018)19.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
68871
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:68871:3
GUID (UUID V4):
a06a7968-d17d-4da1-929f-b13b36a14e8e
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina do Alto dos Seixos No. 2, São Pedro, Gouveia, Distrito da Guarda, Portugal


A quartz-feldspar mine.

Erroneously called "Folgosinho Quarry No. 2", see discussion at: http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,243388,253201,page=3#msg-253201

Not to be confused with the "Sítio do Castelo Mine (Folgosinho Quarry)" https://www.mindat.org/loc-29799.htm)

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


4 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Unclassified
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

List of minerals for each chemical element

BeBeryllium
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
B TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O QuartzSiO2
O TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
AlAluminium
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
SiSilicon
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe PyriteFeS2
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS

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