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Souselas e Botão, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugali
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Souselas e BotãoCivil Parish
CoimbraMunicipality
CoimbraDistrict
PortugalCountry

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04598870017848877576626.jpg
Here is an aerial view of the Cimpor cement plant and the Serra do Alhastro quarry

Souselas e Botão, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
04598870017848877576626.jpg
Here is an aerial view of the Cimpor cement plant and the Serra do Alhastro quarry

Souselas e Botão, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
04598870017848877576626.jpg
Here is an aerial view of the Cimpor cement plant and the Serra do Alhastro quarry

Souselas e Botão, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Neighbouring regions:
Sazes do Lorvão, Penacova, Coimbra, Portugal
Vacariça, Mealhada, Aveiro, Portugal
Brasfemes, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Trouxemil e Torre de Vilela, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Figueira de Lorvão, Penacova, Coimbra, Portugal
Type:
Civil Parish
Mindat Locality ID:
260234
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:260234:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Portuguese:
Souselas e Botão, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal


Souselas was a parish in the municipality of Coimbra. It was abolished in 2013 as part of a national administrative reform and merged with the parish of Botão to form a new parish called União das Freguesias de Souselas e Botão, with Souselas as its headquarters. In the 1970s, it reached the peak of its industrial growth with the establishment of the colossal cement factory of Cimpor.


Mining concession no. 918 "Chão da Mata" (Fe), registered on 08-04-1920.

Registered quarries as per DGEG database (updated on 09-03-2015):
6570 Alcutia, active sand quarry.
4515 Serra do Alhastro, active limestone quarry .
5415 Vale Preto, abandoned sand quarry.

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3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3

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