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França, Bragança, Bragança, Portugali
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FrançaCivil Parish
BragançaMunicipality
BragançaDistrict
PortugalCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
254501
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:254501:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
França, Bragança, Bragance, Portugal
German:
França , Bragança, Distrikt Bragança, Portugal
Portuguese:
França, Bragança, Distrito de Bragança, Portugal
Russian:
Франса , Браганса, Браганса, Португалия
Simplified Chinese:
弗朗萨 , 布拉干薩, 布拉干薩區, 葡萄牙
Spanish:
França, Bragança, Distrito de Braganza, Portugal
Asturian:
França, Braganza, Distritu de Bragança
Cebuano:
França, Bragança, Distrito de Bragança
Dutch:
França, Bragança, Bragança, Portugal
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Франса
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
França, Bragança, Bragance Koān
Ukrainian:
Франса , Браганса, Браганса , Португалія


Parish of Bragança municipality.

Registered mining concessions (up to 1962):

No. 3218 Portelo no. 2 (Sn), registered on 25-06-1958
3024 Touça Velha (Sn), 28-11-1955
2961 Portelo no. 1 (Sn), 03-09-1954
2960 Portelo (Sn), 02-09-1954
2311 Felgueirão (Sn), 22-03-1948
2309 Termo de Portelo (Sn), 20-03-1948
2310 Termo de Montesinho (Sn), 20-03-1948
908 Portela da Lameira (Sn-As), 26-01-1920
824 Covas Altas (Au-Ag), 06-11-1918
589 Montesinho (Sn), 19-06-1913
590 Vale da Formiga (Sn), 19-06-1913
571 Fonte Cova (Au-Ag), 23-04-1913
572 Pingão dos Quintais (Au), 23-04-1913
573 Vale de Cancelo (Au-Ag), 23-04-1913
78 Chaira da Cruz (Sn), 22-04-1872

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13 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Native Silver
Formula: Ag
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
ⓘNative Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘCassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘBeryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
BeBeryllium
Beⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
CCarbon
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
AlAluminium
Alⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
AgSilver
Agⓘ Native SilverAg
SnTin
Snⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7a_(Bragan%C3%A7a)
Wikidata ID:Q1450780
GeoNames ID:8011428

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