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Arga de Cima, Caminha, Viana do Castelo, Portugali
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Arga de CimaCivil Parish
CaminhaMunicipality
Viana do CasteloDistrict
PortugalCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
46245
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:46245:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Arga de Cima, Caminha, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
German:
Arga de Cima, Caminha, Distrikt Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Portuguese:
Arga de Cima, Caminha, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Russian:
Арга-де-Сима, Каминья, Виана-ду-Каштелу, Португалия
Spanish:
Arga de Cima, Caminha, Distrito de Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Asturian:
Arga de Cima, Distritu de Viana do Castelo
Cebuano:
Arga de Cima, Caminha , Distrito de Viana do Castelo
Dutch:
Arga de Cima, Caminha, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Арга-де-Сима


Parish of Caminha municipality. Due to an admninistrative merger held in 2013 a new and bibber parish was formed "União das Freguesias de Arga (Baixo, Cima e São João)".

Registered mining concession (up to 1962):
2947 Cerdeirinha (W), registered on 29-07-1954
2477 Couto Russo no. 1 (Sn), registered on 20-12-1949
2478 Couto Russo no. 2 (Sn), registered on 20-12-1949
2306 Varziela Norte (Ta), registered on 11-03-1948
2260 Junqueiro no. 2 (Ta), registered on 28-05-1947
2137 Cumieira (Sn-Ta), registered on 21-06-1945
1602 Junqueiro (Sn), registered on 12-04-1927
623 Covas dos Mouros (W), registered on 24-11-1913
609 Ribeiro do Salgueiro (W-Sn), registered on 11-10-1913
610 Tapada e Gesteira (W), registered on 11-10-1913

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10 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Scorodite
Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Segnitite
Formula: PbFe3+3AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ 'Tantalite'
Formula: (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
ⓘ 'Wolframite Group'

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGold1.AA.05Au
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
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘCassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
ⓘ'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘSegnitite8.BL.10PbFe3+3AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6
ⓘScorodite8.CD.10Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Tantalite'-(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ SegnititePbFe33+AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6
OOxygen
Oⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ SegnititePbFe33+AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6
Oⓘ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
MnManganese
Mnⓘ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Feⓘ SegnititePbFe33+AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6
Feⓘ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asⓘ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Asⓘ SegnititePbFe33+AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6
NbNiobium
Nbⓘ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
SnTin
Snⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
TaTantalum
Taⓘ Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
AuGold
Auⓘ GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ SegnititePbFe33+AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6

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Wikidata ID:Q643908
GeoNames ID:8013310

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