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Alcaria Queimada, Vaqueiros, Alcoutim, Faro, Portugali
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Alcaria Queimada | Village |
| Vaqueiros | Civil Parish |
| Alcoutim | Municipality |
| Faro | District |
| Portugal | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 23' 53'' North , 7° 39' 24'' West
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Alcaria Queimada, Vaqueiros, Alcoutim, Faro District, Portugal
A mining locality in the Vaqueiros parish.
Geoportal LNEG código 769Cu
Geologia da Ocorrência
Tipos: Ocorrências de Cobre - Independentes da actividade ígnea - Filões.
Génese: Epigenética, epitermal. Possível remobilização de metais a partir do Complexo Vulcano-sedimentar.
Descrição Geológica: Sistema de filões de quartzo cuprífero com rumo N 85º W. Mineralização tardi a pós-orogénica.
Geologia Local: Formação de Mértola do Sub-sector Pomarão-Castro Verde.
Geologia Regional: Carbónico.
Mineralizações Principais: Calcopirite, Malaquite, Azurite.
Mineralizações Secundárias: Pirite, Limonite.
Distribuições: Brechificada.
Morfologias: Sistema filoniano.
Gangas: Quartzo, Carbonatos.
Rochas Encaixantes: Xistos, Grauvaques.
Concessões: 243.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities6 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Libethenite Formula: Cu2(PO4)(OH) References: |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Pseudomalachite Formula: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Libethenite | 8.BB.30 | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ | Pseudomalachite | 8.BD.05 | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Libethenite | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Libethenite | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Libethenite | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
| P | ⓘ Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Libethenite | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
Localities in this Region
- Faro
- Alcoutim
- Vaqueiros
- Alcoutim
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- South Portuguese ZoneOrogenic Belt
EuropeContinent
Iberian PeninsulaPeninsula
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Alcaria Queimada Mine, Alcaria Queimada, Vaqueiros, Alcoutim, Faro, Portugal