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Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugali
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Figueira da Foz | Municipality |
| Coimbra | District |
| Portugal | Country |
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Type:
Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Figueira da Foz | 46,600 (2018) |
| Tavarede | 8,586 (2018) |
| Buarcos | 7,865 (2012) |
| Lavos | 4,164 (2018) |
| Alhadas | 3,768 (2012) |
Other Languages:
French:
Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal
German:
Figueira da Foz, Distrikt Coimbra, Portugal
Italian:
Figueira da Foz, distretto di Coimbra, Portogallo
Portuguese:
Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal
Russian:
Фигейра-да-Фош, Коимбра, Португалия
Simplified Chinese:
菲蓋拉-達福什, 科英布拉區, 葡萄牙
Spanish:
Figueira da Foz, Coímbra, Portugal
Arabic:
فيغيرا دا فوز, محافظة كويمبرا, البرتغال
Asturian:
Figueira da Foz, Distritu de Coímbra
Bashkir:
Фигейра-да-Фош
Basque:
Figueira da Foz, Coimbra
Belarusian:
Фігейра-да-Фош, акруга Каімбра, Партугалія
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Фігейра-да-Фош
Catalan:
Figueira da Foz, Districte de Coïmbra, Portugal
Cebuano:
Figueira da Foz, Distrito de Coimbra
Czech:
Figueira da Foz, Portugalsko
Danish:
Figueira da Foz, Coimbra District, Portugal
Dutch:
Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal
Esperanto:
Figueira da Foz, distrikto Coimbra
Farsi/Persian:
فیگوئرا دافوش, پرتغال
Galician:
Figueira da Foz, Distrito de Coimbra, Portugal
Georgian:
ფიგეირა-და-ფოში
Hebrew:
פיגרה דה פוז, פורטוגל
Hungarian:
Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugália
Japanese:
フィゲイラ・ダ・フォシュ, コインブラ県, ポルトガル
Korean:
피게이라다포스, 코임브라현, 포르투갈
Lithuanian:
Figeira da Fosas, Koimbros apskritis, Portugalija
Luxembourgish:
Figueira da Foz
Mazanderani:
فیگوئرا دافوش
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Figueira da Foz, Coimbra Koān
Mirandese:
Figueira da Foz, Çtrito de Coimbra
Norwegian:
Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal
Polish:
Figueira da Foz, Dystrykt Coimbra, Portugalia
Romanian:
Figueira da Foz, Districtul Coimbra, Portugalia
Serbian:
Фигеира де Фоз, Коимбра, Португалија
Slovak:
Figueira da Foz, Portugalsko
Swedish:
Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal
Traditional Chinese:
菲蓋拉-達福什, 科英布拉區
Turkish:
Figueira da Foz, Coimbra District, Portekiz
Ukrainian:
Фігейра-да-Фош, Коїмбра, Португалія
Vietnamese:
Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Bồ Đào Nha
Volapük:
Figueira da Foz
Waray:
Figueira da Foz, Coimbra
Municipality of Coimbra district.
Several coal (lignite) mines in Buarcos and Quiaios parishes.
Figueira da Foz is a Portuguese city in the District of Coimbra. It is the seat of the Municipality of Figueira da Foz, which covers a total area of 379.05 km² and is divided into 18 civil parishes. The municipality is bordered to the north by the Municipality of Cantanhede, to the east by Montemor-o-Velho and Soure, to the south by Pombal and to the west by the Atlantic Ocean.
Figueira da Foz is located on the Atlantic coast, at the mouth of the Mondego River, and extends as far as Cabo Mondego, a candidate for UNESCO World Heritage status due to its outstanding Jurassic geological exposures, which are exceptionally well preserved and clearly visible.
Source: Wikipedia, 2026.
Several coal (lignite) mines in Buarcos and Quiaios parishes.
Figueira da Foz is a Portuguese city in the District of Coimbra. It is the seat of the Municipality of Figueira da Foz, which covers a total area of 379.05 km² and is divided into 18 civil parishes. The municipality is bordered to the north by the Municipality of Cantanhede, to the east by Montemor-o-Velho and Soure, to the south by Pombal and to the west by the Atlantic Ocean.
Figueira da Foz is located on the Atlantic coast, at the mouth of the Mondego River, and extends as far as Cabo Mondego, a candidate for UNESCO World Heritage status due to its outstanding Jurassic geological exposures, which are exceptionally well preserved and clearly visible.
Source: Wikipedia, 2026.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities8 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
Rock list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Anhydrite ? Formula: CaSO4 References: |
| ⓘ Autunite Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
| ⓘ Celestine Formula: SrSO4 References: |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ 'Jet' |
| ⓘ Liebigite Formula: Ca2(UO2)(CO3)3 · 11H2O |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Liebigite | 5.ED.20 | Ca2(UO2)(CO3)3 · 11H2O |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anhydrite ? | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Autunite | 8.EB.05 | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Jet' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| H | ⓘ Liebigite | Ca2(UO2)(CO3)3 · 11H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Liebigite | Ca2(UO2)(CO3)3 · 11H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Liebigite | Ca2(UO2)(CO3)3 · 11H2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| Ca | ⓘ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Liebigite | Ca2(UO2)(CO3)3 · 11H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| U | ⓘ Liebigite | Ca2(UO2)(CO3)3 · 11H2O |
Fossils
There are 262 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
| Occurrences | 262 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youngest Fossil Listed | 145 Ma (Late Jurassic) | ||||||
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 183 Ma (Early Jurassic) | ||||||
| Stratigraphic Units |
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| Fossils from Region | Click here to show the list. | ||||||
| Fossil Localities | Click to show 6 fossil localities |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figueira_da_Foz |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q428459 |
| GeoNames ID: | 8010485 |
Localities in this Region
- Coimbra
- Figueira da Foz
- Coimbra
- Figueira da Foz
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Cape Mondego, Buarcos e São Julião, Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal