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Valongo, Valongo, Porto, Portugali
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Valongo | Civil Parish |
| Valongo | Municipality |
| Porto | District |
| Portugal | Country |
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Neighbouring regions:
Type:
Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Valongo | 21,328 (2018) |
Other Languages:
French:
Valongo, Valongo, Porto, Portugal
Portuguese:
Valongo, Valongo, Porto, Portugal
Russian:
Валонгу, Валонгу, Порту, Португалия
Simplified Chinese:
Valongo, 瓦隆古, 波爾圖區, 葡萄牙
Spanish:
Valongo, Valongo, Distrito de Oporto, Portugal
Asturian:
Valongo, Valongo, Distritu de Porto
Cebuano:
Valongo, Valongo, Distrito do Porto
Dutch:
Valongo, Valongo, Porto, Portugal
Lithuanian:
Valongas, Portugalija
Serbian:
Валонго, Порто, Португалија
Turkish:
Valongo, Valongo, Portekiz
Parish (with the same name) of Valongo municipality.
Registered mining concessions (up to 1962):
2367 Moinhos de Riba no. 1 (Sb), registered on 30-07-1949
CM29 Valongo (Sb-Au-W), registered on 01-04-1936
1908 Lugar de Carvoeiras (Au), registered on 02-10-1935 – Valongo mining field
1899 Santa Justa Au), registered on 20-07-1935 – Valongo mining field
1897 Pias no. 6 (Au), registered on 19-07-1935 – Valongo mining field
1893 Casa da Orca (Au), registered on 17-07-1935 – Valongo mining field
1895 Salto do Ferreira no. 2 (Au), registered on 17-07-1935 – Valongo mining field
978 Pinhal (Sb-Au), registered on 27-11-1920
250 Ribeiro da Quinta do Cavalo Morto (Sb), registered on 02-11-1893
226 Crista da Serra (Sb), registered on 01-03-1889
190 Vale do Inferno (Sb-Au-W), registered on 13-01-1886 – Valongo mining field
189 Fojo das Pombas(Sb-Au-W), registered on 12-01-1886 – Valongo mining field
188 Pirâmide de Santa Justa (Sb-Au-W), registered on 11-01-1886 – Valongo mining field
3 Vale de Aches e Ribeiro da Igreja (Sb), registered on 23-03-1839
Gold (Au) exploitation by the Romans at Moirama mines (Serra de Pias); ref: Maria Helena Macedo Couto, As Minerações de Sb-Au da Região Dúrico-Beirã, Porto 1993.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities6 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum Formula: (Au,Ag) |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: Moinhos de Riba Mine, Valongo, Valongo, Porto, Portugal Ribeiro da Quinta do Cavalo Morto Mine, Valongo, Valongo, Porto, Portugal Serra de Santa Justa Mines, Valongo, Valongo, Porto, Portugal Serra de Pias Mines, Valongo, Valongo, Porto, Portugal Pinhal - Vale de Achas e Ribeiro da Igreja Mine, Valongo, Valongo, Porto, Portugal |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold var. Electrum | 1.AA.05 | (Au,Ag) |
| ⓘ | 1.AA.05 | Au | |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| 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 | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Fossils
There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
| Occurrences | 17 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youngest Fossil Listed | 301 Ma (Carboniferous) | ||||||
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 466 Ma (Middle Ordovician) | ||||||
| Stratigraphic Units |
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| Fossils from Region | Click here to show the list. | ||||||
| Fossil Localities | Click to show 2 fossil localities |
Other Databases
| Wikidata ID: | Q630477 |
|---|---|
| GeoNames ID: | 8012902 |
Localities in this Region
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Valongo, Valongo, Porto, Portugal