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Morais, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Bragança, Portugali
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MoraisParish
Macedo de CavaleirosMunicipality
BragançaDistrict
PortugalCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
238653
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:238653:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Morais, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Bragance, Portugal
German:
Morais, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Distrikt Bragança, Portugal
Portuguese:
Morais, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Distrito de Bragança, Portugal
Russian:
Морайш, Маседу-ди-Кавалейруш, Браганса, Португалия
Simplified Chinese:
莫赖斯, 馬塞杜-迪卡瓦萊魯什, 布拉干薩區, 葡萄牙
Spanish:
Morais, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Distrito de Braganza, Portugal
Asturian:
Morais, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Distritu de Bragança
Cebuano:
Morais , Macedo de Cavaleiros , Distrito de Bragança
Dutch:
Morais, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Bragança, Portugal
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Морайш
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Morais, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Bragance Koān
Ukrainian:
Морайш, Маседу-ді-Кавалейруш, Браганса , Португалія


Parish of Macedo de Cavaleiros municipality.

Registered mining concessions (up to 1962)
No. 2063 "Lameirão" (asbestos), registered on 22-12-1943
No. 2275 "Morais" (asbestos), registered on 07-07-1947

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
References:
Rui Nunes' collectionIdentified by Rui Nunes: Visual Identification
ⓘ 'Asbestos'
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
References:
Rui Nunes' collectionIdentified by Rui Nunes: Visual Identification
ⓘ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
References:
Rui Nunes' collectionIdentified by Rui Nunes: Visual Identification
ⓘ Quartz var. Agate
Formula: SiO2
References:
Rui Nunes' collectionIdentified by Rui Nunes: Visual Identification
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
References:
Rui Nunes' collectionIdentified by Rui Nunes: Visual Identification
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz
var. Agate
4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAlmandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Unclassified
ⓘ'Asbestos'-
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Oⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Siⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
FeIron
Feⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morais_(Macedo_de_Cavaleiros)
Wikidata ID:Q1024550
GeoNames ID:8011494

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