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Vale de Espadas Mine, Vila Nova de São Bento, Vila Nova de São Bento e Vale de Vargo, Serpa, Beja, Portugali
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Vale de Espadas Mine | Mine (Abandoned) |
| Vila Nova de São Bento | - not defined - |
| Vila Nova de São Bento e Vale de Vargo | Parish |
| Serpa | Municipality |
| Beja | District |
| Portugal | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 49' 56'' North , 7° 19' 7'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2025
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Paymogo | 1,310 (2012) | 10.5km |
| Aldeia Nova de São Bento | 4,040 (2018) | 13.0km |
| Rosal de la Frontera | 1,846 (2018) | 17.4km |
| Cabezas Rubias | 873 (2012) | 23.5km |
| Minas de São Domingos | 2,500 (2018) | 23.7km |
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina de Vale de Espadas, Vila Nova de São Bento, Serpa, Distrito de Beja, Portugal
Sb mine.
Mining concession no. 335 "Vale das Espadas" (Sb), former Aldeia Nova de São Bento parish, registration date 22-08-1901.
Substâncias e/ou metais: antimónio (Sb)
LNEG/Siorminp código: 2155Sb
Categoria: mineral
Dimensão: pequena
Localidade: Aldeia Nova de S. Bento
Concelho: Serpa
Distrito: Beja
Carta 25k: 543
Carta 50k: 47-A
Carta 200k: 8
Geologia da ocorrência
Tipos: ocorrências de antimónio, independentes de qualquer actividade ígnea, filões.
Génese: epigenética, hidrotermal.
Descrição geológica: filão de quartzo brechificado, orientado ENE-WSE e subvertical com pendor para Sul.
Geologia local: formação de Pulo do Lobo
Geologia regional: Devónico inferior a superior
Concessões: 335
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
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