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Carvoeiros, Alter do Chão, Alter do Chão, Portalegre, Portugali
Regional Level Types
CarvoeirosMine (Abandoned)
Alter do ChãoParish
Alter do ChãoMunicipality
PortalegreDistrict
PortugalCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 13' 9'' North , 7° 39' 57'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
39.21923,-7.66587
GeoHash:
G#: eyfx1e9us
GRN:
N27W05
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2022
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Alter do Chão2,600 (2018)2.5km
Vale da Amoreira10,828 (2018)16.9km
Gáfete856 (2018)21.3km
Portalegre15,581 (2018)21.8km
Comenda890 (2018)22.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
425340
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:425340:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Fe occurrence.

[Ocorrências de pirite - ligadas a vulcanismo - estratiformes.
Génese: epigenética, vulcanogénica.
Descrição geológica: disseminações e plagas de pirite e magnetite em corneanas e metavulcanitos.
Geologia local: calcários e dolomitos. Metavulcanitos.
Geologia regional: Câmbrico.
Mineralizações principais: Pirite.
Mineralizações secundárias: marite, magnetite (ferro magnético).
Distribuições: disseminada.
Morfologias: estratiforme.
Gangas: corneanas, metavulcanitos.
Rochas encaixantes: calcários cristalinos, corneanas.
LNEG ID 1691Py]

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ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2

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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
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2

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