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Pestarenga Mine, Quinta da Madalena, Ferreira de Aves, Sátão, Viseu, Portugali
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Pestarenga Mine | Mine (Care and Maintenance) |
| Quinta da Madalena | - not defined - |
| Ferreira de Aves | Civil Parish |
| Sátão | Municipality |
| Viseu | District |
| Portugal | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 48' 28'' North , 7° 37' 18'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Care and Maintenance) - last checked 2025
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Pinheiro | 232 (2018) | 1.7km |
| Aguiar da Beira | 5,473 (2018) | 6.6km |
| Quintela | 294 (2018) | 6.8km |
| Cortiçada | 341 (2018) | 8.3km |
| Valverde | 203 (2018) | 9.1km |
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina da Pestarenga, Quinta da Madalena, Ferreira de Aves, Sátão, Distrito de Viseu, Portugal
Quartz-feldspar mine.
Concession "C -32 Pestarenga", owned (in 2025) by Felmica - Minerais Industriais, S. A. (since 2017; owned by GRALMINAS — Mineira da Gralheira, S. A. from 1994 to 2017)
Concession "C -32 Pestarenga", owned (in 2025) by Felmica - Minerais Industriais, S. A. (since 2017; owned by GRALMINAS — Mineira da Gralheira, S. A. from 1994 to 2017)
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
8 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Anatase Formula: TiO2 References: |
| ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A References: |
| ⓘ Brookite Formula: TiO2 Description: Visually identified (Jacques-Yves Desescaut information May 2014) References: |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 References: |
| ⓘ Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Nontronite Formula: Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O Description: Visually identified by R. Vernet AFM (Jacques-Yves Desescaut information May 2014) References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Anatase | 4.DD.05 | TiO2 |
| ⓘ | Brookite | 4.DD.10 | TiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Nontronite | 9.EC.40 | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3A |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Anatase | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Brookite | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Anatase | TiO2 |
| Ti | ⓘ Brookite | TiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
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Pestarenga Mine, Quinta da Madalena, Ferreira de Aves, Sátão, Viseu, Portugal