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Alvaiázere, Leiria, Portugali
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AlvaiázereParish
LeiriaDistrict
PortugalCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
249669
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:249669:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Alvaiázere, Leiria, Portugal
German:
Alvaiázere, Distrikt Leiria, Portugal
Italian:
Alvaiázere, distretto di Leiria, Portogallo
Portuguese:
Alvaiázere, Leiria, Portugal
Russian:
Алваязери, Лейрия, Португалия
Simplified Chinese:
阿爾瓦亞澤里, 萊里亞區, 葡萄牙
Spanish:
Alvaiázere, Distrito de Leiria, Portugal
Aromanian:
Alvaiázere
Catalan:
Alvaiázere, Districte de Leiria, Portugal
Cebuano:
Alvaiázere , Distrito de Leiria
Dutch:
Alvaiázere, Leiria, Portugal
Esperanto:
Alvaiázere, distrikto Leiria
Farsi/Persian:
الوایزر, استان لیریا, پرتغال
Japanese:
アルヴァイアジリ, レイリア県, ポルトガル
Malay:
Alvaiázere, Daerah Leiria
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Alvaiázere, Leiria Koān
Norwegian:
Alvaiázere, Leiria, Portugal
Polish:
Alvaiázere, Dystrykt Leiria, Portugalia
Scots:
Alvaiázere, Leiria Destrict
Turkish:
Alvaiázere, Leiria District, Portekiz
Ukrainian:
Алвайазере, Лейрія, Португалія
Vietnamese:
Alvaiázere, Leiria, Bồ Đào Nha
Volapük:
Alvaiázere
Waray:
Alvaiázere, Leiria


Municipality of Leiria district.

Registered mining concessions (up to 1962):
No. 2100 Traz do Monte (Fe), Alvaiázere parish, registered on 24-11-1944
No. 583 Casal do Morais (Fe), Alvaiázere parish, registered on 08-05-1913
No. 581 Vale de Alcaide (Fe), Alvaiázere parish, registered on 07-05-1913
No. 576 Horta do Vales (Fe,) Alvaiázere parish, registered on 05-05-1913
No. 2101 Serrada (Fe), Maçãs de Caminho parish, registered on 24-11-1944
No. 585 Ladeiras de Maçãs de Caminho (Fe), Maçãs de Caminho parish, registered on 08-05-1913
No. 2014 Casal do Rei (Diatomite), Pelmá parish, registered on 03-01-1942
No. 584 Fonte do Carvalhal de Pussos (Fe), Pussos parish, registered on 08-05-1913
No. 578 Olheirão (Fe), Pussos parish, registered on 06-05-1913
No. 579 Vale da Ameixoeira (Fe), Pussos parish, registered on 06-05-1913
No. 577 Ribeira de Almeida (Fe), Pussos parish, registered on 05-05-1913
No. 582 Água Travessa (FE), Rego da Murta parish, registered on 08-05-1913

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6 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz
var. Chalcedony
4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences3
Youngest Fossil Listed176 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed183 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
São Gião1180.1 - 174.1 Ma (Jurassic)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Quadratirhynchia vasconcellosi
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Quadratirhynchia : Quadratirhynchia vasconcellosi183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Stroudithyris stephanoides
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Lissajousithyrididae : Stroudithyris : Stroudithyris stephanoides180.1 - 175.6 Ma
Early Jurassic
Ligeiceras globulus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Nautilidae : Ligeiceras : Ligeiceras globulus182 - 175.6 Ma
Early Jurassic
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvai%C3%A1zere
Wikidata ID:Q448229
GeoNames ID:8010542

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